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Catchword for “jump-out boys”
Catchword: jump-out boys
Part of speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: The department’s tactical unit, known as the “jump-out boys,” has met with flying debris when officers swoop in.
Article or Document Title:
“Caught in Drug Cross Fire”
Author:
Kent Jenkins Jr.
Article, document, publication, web site:
Washington Post
Date of publication:
Sept. 14, 1987
Page number:
A1
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