in the line of duty
idiom
: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty
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Deaths of firefighters Grundyson also has had to deal with the loss of two firefighters who died in the line of duty in the past year.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Simoncic's death comes just weeks after Elijah Ming, a deputy in Kansas City, was shot and killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The deputy chief explained that Paglia was the president, and Lazo the vice president, of the Chicago chapter of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, which supports the families of officers who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Simoncic's death comes just weeks after Elijah Ming, a deputy in Kansas City, was shot and killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The deputy chief explained that Paglia was the president, and Lazo the vice president, of the Chicago chapter of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, which supports the families of officers who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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“In the line of duty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20line%20of%20duty. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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