policeman
Americannoun
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See -man.
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What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Dr. Olena Matiushyn also stands out, as does her husband, Ihor, a former Soviet military officer turned teacher turned smuggler turned playwright turned volunteer policeman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"The policeman said to me: 'What do you expect us to do, because if we see them on the bike we can't chase them? If they fall off they could hurt themselves'," he says.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The retired policeman said Witherden shook his hand and congratulated him on taking aid to Ukraine, offering to see what he could do.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
It was now nearly three in the morning, and the particular broker we are concerned with was snoring in bed, but a policeman pounding on the door got him up again.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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