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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To date, 56 MSP troopers have died in the line of duty.
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Between the lines: Virginia voters are also voting on whether to amend the state constitution to expand property tax exemptions to include surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
And just three days ago, a Russell County deputy was killed in the line of duty, officials said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Proposition 311 would pay $250,000 to the spouse or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty as the result of a criminal act.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Between the lines: Virginia voters are also voting on whether to amend the state constitution to expand property tax exemptions to include surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
And just three days ago, a Russell County deputy was killed in the line of duty, officials said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Proposition 311 would pay $250,000 to the spouse or children of a first responder killed in the line of duty as the result of a criminal act.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
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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 1 Dec. 2024.
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