policeman
Americannoun
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See -man.
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A policeman was charged Tuesday over that incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Then the U.S. could be the convener rather than the policeman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Byfield, meanwhile, accused the policeman of giving false testimony during the earlier drunkenness case.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
He drums his fingers on the table while the other policeman examines Helena’s magazine cuttings on the wall beside the bed.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Pictures from the protest show policemen holding shields trying to stop the students as they marched towards the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, a Jakarta landmark.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
From early childhood he was taught to identify and steer clear of FBI, CIA and plainclothes policemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
For the next eight hours, the "policemen" monitored Shrivastav via a video calling app on her laptop.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
As a result, more than 75,000 policemen, soldiers and private security officers were activated for the opening ceremony, and camouflaged soldiers carrying assault rifles became a common sight outside venues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Never again worrying about cop cars coming up over the hill or policemen walking into the store you’re at.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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