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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Last week, during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to the region, Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for more resources to Haiti’s police force.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Its guns would be handed over to a Palestinian police force to be established in Gaza and commanded by the P.A., which, in turn, could recruit police officers from Hamas and, crucially, pay their salaries.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
More than 100 law enforcement personnel assisted the local police force, including the Idaho State Police, the FBI and the Latah County Sheriff’s Office.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
See Pikachu's mad dash from Turkish police forces The original video of Pikachu fleeing the scene was captured by Ismail Koçeroğlu, a photojournalist at Akdeniz University in Antalya, 404 Media reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Its guns would be handed over to a Palestinian police force to be established in Gaza and commanded by the P.A., which, in turn, could recruit police officers from Hamas and, crucially, pay their salaries.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
More than 100 law enforcement personnel assisted the local police force, including the Idaho State Police, the FBI and the Latah County Sheriff’s Office.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025
See Pikachu's mad dash from Turkish police forces The original video of Pikachu fleeing the scene was captured by Ismail Koçeroğlu, a photojournalist at Akdeniz University in Antalya, 404 Media reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Police force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police%20force. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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