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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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Local police said "hostile individuals" prevented firefighters from safely tackling the blaze.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Israeli authorities said a police investigation is under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

After police officers had used megaphones to call on those gathered to desist from violence, they used water cannons and tear gas to temporarily disperse the crowd.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

A statement continued: "Those circumstances remain under investigation. Israeli police and forensic investigators have launched an investigation to establish the facts and identify those responsible."

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Because hiding things from the police is a crime.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

As part of a highly credentialed startup team that worked on this problem for many years, I saw firsthand how difficult it is to make progress against a cartel that polices its own borders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026

The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025

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 U. S. War Department

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

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Law enforcement policed criminal activity; agencies with national-security duties kept their distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It was the era of “Urban Cowboy” and purity was being policed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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

Residents of El Campesino El Mirador, a railside hamlet nestled at the foot of a mountain, tell this story: El Campesino El Mirador was policed by officers from nearby Nogales.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

There had been rumblings of frustration in criminal justice circles over policing, for which Mamdani has largely retained the status quo in New York.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Her focus on “quality of life” policing and other modern methods are a major reason the city has less disorder and falling crime rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Deller will be added to the College of Policing's barred list, meaning he will not be able to serve in policing again.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

He added: "Further to this, such an operation would in my view have had not only catastrophic long-term consequences for trust and confidence in policing, but for the Northern Ireland Executive and the peace process."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yet White knew that America’s judicial institutions, like its policing agencies, were permeated with corruption.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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