Systematic Police Search Fishing Aid

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Updated: September 1, 2025

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noun • a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals) • a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
	35%	6		Made a systematic search
adjective • (of hair) made tidy with a comb
	26%	8		Police force that originated as the North-West Mounted Police
noun • the federal police force of Canada

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