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frisk

[frisk] / frɪsk /


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As the officers patted down Flores, the lights on the Nissan blinked — which they assumed was because their frisk had pushed a key fob in Flores’ possession.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

According to the lawsuit, Lindquist told Chaney, “I’m going to frisk you because you look like you have a weapon and were going to break into cars.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 27, 2024

White was with the unit because she could do things — such as frisk women wearing burqas — that men couldn’t.

From Washington Post Jan. 26, 2023

He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters Nov. 18, 2022

Removing a hand from the wall before the frisk was complete constituted aggression at most other facilities, though at Sing Sing it usually prompted merely a warning.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Team members, wearing modified uniforms and driving unmarked cars, conduct stops, frisks and searches in their assigned neighborhoods.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2023

Stop and frisks wouldn’t end, but Newark would have to fight crime without the rampant police stops the department had used for years.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2021

The landmark case found that the Fourth Amendment is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks them without probable cause.

From Fox News Feb. 11, 2020

Later, a masked agent frisks the same suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2015

During the exit frisks, we’d find waffles stuffed inside pants and shirts.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Sinclair said he was then frisked and locked in a cell.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

In Albany, he teamed up with Eric Adams, the future mayor of New York City, to ban the Police Department from maintaining a database of men its officers had stopped and frisked.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2022

The tense atmosphere was evident at Lula’s rally in Nova Iguaçu, where spectators were frisked for weapons and Lula’s chest bulged with a bulletproof vest.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2022

At the ticket counter, he surrendered his wallet and was frisked for any other possessions.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Nearly 39,000 frisking staff had been employed across the country to check for any prohibited items, the NTA said, and there would be 40-50 security personnel stationed at every exam centre.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

“So frisking language might be like, ‘Do you have any needles that might hurt me?’

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2023

Yes, the internet of things — our things — is coming alive around us, digitally frisking us as we walk by to see if we’re carrying anything of interest.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2022

Then she uttered a charm and in a moment out from the water sprang a lamb and ran frisking away.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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