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boardmen

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plural of boardman

as in officers

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Rescue operations were complicated, with police firing tear gas at people who had begun looting neighboring shops, as officers sought to clear the area and provide access to emergency response teams.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The other person, who police believe to be a man, fled the scene before officers arrived, Gonzalez said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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Initially, county officials declined to open the list, citing the security threat of inserting a thumb drive of unknown origin into a government computer.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
In other developments, Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz on civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said, as Zelenskyy sought more American and European help.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

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For months, a handful of county commissioners – most notably Chairman Anthony Rodriguez and fellow commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgens – blocked the center from coming up for a vote.

— Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 June 2026
County staff briefings with commissioners, as well as commissioner discussions at the dais, could result in some property tax funds getting yanked from the deal’s final framework.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

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