policing

Example Sentences

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Security experts have repeatedly warned that the military is trained for combat - not for the kind of community-based policing needed to build trust.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The BBC understands if no deal is reached by midnight, talks between the UK and France will continue and the policing operation on the French side will also carry on.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Home Office said it had accepted all the recommendations of the review, adding that the move was aimed at ending "the policing of everyday arguments".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And if Sony wants more policing of infringement, it can ask Congress to pass a law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Calling this sort of policing science could cover up what was actually going on, and what was actually going on was often just a mess of assumptions.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day