frisk

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

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

That’s because officers continued to stop people — people committing crimes — and then frisk them.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

The frisk of our second cell, which belonged to a skinny, middle-aged man, was also uneventful.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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 trend was also true for stops that led to subsequent police actions like frisks, searches and arrests.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020

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

As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

That’s when Troyer called in the emergency response, leading to Altheimer getting detained and frisked for weapons.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

Seabiscuit, bandaged to the elbows, frisked them from over his stall door.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

The draccus bounded off the bed of coals, looking for all the world like a frisking puppy.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss