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policing

[puh-lee-sing] / pəˈli sɪŋ /


NOUN
law enforcement
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Such legal hurdles "risks slowing progress to the point where policing cannot keep pace with the threats we face," Rowley said.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

The dominance of the U.S. dollar, currently used in roughly 80% of international trade finance, has historically given Washington a big advantage in policing global business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

State police "would help fill the yawning gaps in extant policing framework," Femi Mimiko, a political science professor at Obafemi Awolowo University, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

"It costs more than £100,000 to put on," he says, with big costs for security, infrastructure and policing.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

There will be no "policing" of students our age.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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