patrolling

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The plan was to equip some of the company’s aircraft models with advanced sensors and communications for military applications, from surveillance and intelligence gathering to troop transportation and maritime patrolling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

AFP reporters saw bomb squads patrolling Naypyidaw hotels ahead of the ceremony, and parliament was sequestered by rings of checkpoints.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Under the current deal, nearly 700 law enforcement officers are on the ground patrolling beaches, using drones and buggies to stop people getting on boats.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

From the U.S. perspective, he said, it’s a good thing to have friendly ships from New Zealand and U.S. treaty ally Australia patrolling the area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Most of the patrols going out were Vietnamese, and Johnson said that he didn’t think most of them were really patrolling.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers