police
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Modi also said "mistakes made in youth" should be corrected through guidance rather than legal action, referring to the police cases.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Madrid has sent troops, more police, drones, divers and boats to Ceuta.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Five more received citations from police, an administration official told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Gibbs urged anyone else with further information related to this matter or offences of a similar nature to contact police.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the flashing lights of a police car coming for him, as one had the day of the Incident.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Some critics saw this is a way of avoiding serious scrutiny of polices in favour of softball questions from non-specialists.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Technically, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department polices its 388 acres, but the distant West Hollywood Station rarely responds to calls, if ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
A Spotify spokeswoman said the company polices spam aggressively and has been removing content related to this attack for more than a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
One section polices the camp within the company police limits.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by Department, U. S. War
The new policy is also designed to ensure profits earned overseas are taxed, an area that has been poorly policed for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
And as the pit-lane speed limit is policed by the time taken to pass through a series of timing loops over a specific distance, that meant the drivers were wrongly penalised.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
The stock market was not only transparent but heavily policed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The majority position on policing is one of support and accountability — better policing, not simply more policing.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Safety “by the people, for the people” then, is not private policing or blind faith in the crowd.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The protests and associated incidents have now concluded. We will continue to have a visible policing presence in the city centre and surrounding areas."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“They have set up a system where it’s virtually impossible to sustain a biased policing complaint against an officer,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
We can prevent the people fighting wars or staffing emergency rooms or policing the streets from making mistakes.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
