pit
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The highway patrol then attempted a "PIT manoeuvre", a controversial technique law enforcement use to force a fleeing vehicle to suddenly spin sideways and stop.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
“Unlike the single-night PIT Count, this continuous, 365-day data allows us to precisely track needs and adjust service delivery approaches.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
Agents will no longer be allowed to use a precision immobilization technique — known as the PIT maneuver — to derail a fleeing vehicle.
From Washington Times • Jan. 30, 2023
Scientists have implanted tiny PIT tags, like the ones used to identify pets, in hundreds of fish over the past two decades.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022
PIT, pat, well-a-day, Little Robin flew away; Where can little Robin be?
From The Little Mother Goose by Smith, Jessie Willcox
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