as in police
a body of officers of the law
mobilized practically the entire police force to track down the escaped criminal
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Recent Examples of police force
However, the presentation to the electorate was not solely about a stadium; the CIT was also pitched as a way to fund public safety, police forces, fire services, storm infrastructure and education.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Organized crime seeks to control local mayors, whose responsibilities include police forces, budgets and contracts, experts say.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The collectives are able to pull adolescents into their orbit by first establishing contact on public platforms, according to an April report from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police force.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Anti-Irish sentiments continued into the 20th century, but a significant number were able to mobilize, finding jobs in local government and making up large portions of New York City’s police force, which became its own legacy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Organized crime seeks to control local mayors, whose responsibilities include police forces, budgets and contracts, experts say.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The collectives are able to pull adolescents into their orbit by first establishing contact on public platforms, according to an April report from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada’s national police force.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Anti-Irish sentiments continued into the 20th century, but a significant number were able to mobilize, finding jobs in local government and making up large portions of New York City’s police force, which became its own legacy.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for police force
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Officers located a rifle found underneath a car and multiple shell casings were also found on the block, according to a police report.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The interior ministry’s provisional assessment as of Sunday morning was that 559 people had been arrested, including 491 in Paris, which led to 320 people being placed in police custody, 254 of them in Paris.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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