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policing

[puh-lee-sing] / pəˈli sɪŋ /


NOUN
law enforcement
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But there are questions over whether Australian taxpayers are picking up any of the bill for policing during the visit.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I’m really a very routined person, meaning that I have the same routine almost every day and I’m really militant about policing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Some policing experts express concerns that the technology could be vulnerable to cyberattacks, lead to abuses of force or divert resources from more-effective measures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“We have a real mental health crisis in schools, and we could be using the money to deal with that,” said Barry Friedman, a law professor and expert on policing at New York University.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He said the poor didn’t need policing; they needed help, and we could give it to them.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth