frisk
Example Sentences
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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
“He even wrote his final research paper examining the effectiveness of proactive and reactive policing in reducing crime, discussing the effects of stop and frisk, and community policing in New York City,” she said.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022
If we have a law that prohibits police officers from asking a child to lift their shirt or to consent to a frisk, that might be one less child in the system.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2021
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
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