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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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Now, police there are allowed to ask people to remove their face covering if they "reasonably believe" they are being used to conceal their identity to commit crime or anti-social behaviour.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Streets on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach were flooded with at least a foot of water during high tides, with police advising residents and motorists to avoid the area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Is it compassionate to leave people detached from reality out on the cold street, or to police when something terrible happens?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

They added that there was no sign that police systems had been breached or department data compromised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The police came, three of them with clubs and whistles.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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

Those who benefit from these polices already will not lose those advantages.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

One squad polices the camp within the company police limits.

From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 To be used by Engineer companies (dismounted) and Coast Artillery companies for Infantry instruction and training by United States War Department

By Monday, the highway had reopened and the campus was calmer, but heavily policed.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Stand-up comedy is a solo art, and by going it alone with a microphone Gillis built a huge following, starting with men also feeling policed over what they could say or laugh about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

"I feel like a stranger," she said of her recent experience of her home city, echoing several women who told AFP the fear of being policed made them stay home.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

The KGB's Fifth Directorate policed anyone who dared criticize the system.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

Merseyside Police say an appropriate policing plan will be in place for Sunday but chose not to delve into specifics when asked by BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

"At this stage there is nothing to suggest this incident is connected to the events at RAF Fairford last week," said counter-terrorism policing head Helen Flanagan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"It's only now during this year there has been a change in the vetting regime. So for the first time, if an officer fails their vetting, they can be exited from policing," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

More than a quarter of Brazilians are now evangelical Christians, up from just 9% in 1991, while violent crime has fueled demands for tougher policing and greater access to guns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But even in Los Angeles, a city notorious for bad policing, crime fell at about the same rate as it did in New York once the growth in New York’s police force is accounted for.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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