Special Branch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Its report also named a "main person of interest" - a senior Special Branch official, Awaludin bin Jadid, who headed the unit tackling social extremism.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025
Special Branch, which typically handles national security and intelligence in the U.K., “never bothered to prepare overseas trips,” relying instead on local security forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
Niven, who contributed to the documentary, said his father joined the RUC after a stint in the Army, rising through the ranks to become a detective superintendent in charge of Special Branch.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024
"Special Branch will want 10 minutes with them," they said.
From BBC • May 14, 2022
I had also learned from a newspaper clipping that a Special Branch officer broke into our Orlando house while Winnie was dressing and she reacted angrily, pushing the officer out of the bedroom.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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