policeman
Americannoun
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See -man.
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Four Nigerian policeman, accused of setting up an illegal checkpoint to extort money from drivers, picked on the wrong man: the head of one of the country's anti-corruption agencies.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"When I stopped, a policeman came to my car door. I wound down the window, and he told me to open my car, so I did."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
According to family lore, my policeman grandfather was on duty at Yankee Stadium on the evening of June 22, 1938, when he started chatting with a man from out of town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The gentle Douglas Gilmour—legal guardian of Patience and a colleague of her late policeman father—is reprised by the very welcome Adrian Rawlins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Another hour passed before the older policeman returned.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
"We were surprised to hear that two policemen were coming up to Shetland to interview us specially about our sale of a gold pendant to Peter Murrell," Rae said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Flashing cars carrying heavily armed policemen are patrolling the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Months earlier, he had reunited with one of the policemen in the video, Stoll Watt, to announce an upcoming documentary into his obscure and eccentric life.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 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
“Should have gone to work,” mutters one of the policemen.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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