police action
Example Sentences
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Opposition parties and sections of civil society rallied behind the protesters, while images of police action circulated widely online.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The government has also agreed not to pursue police action against protesters, the Cockroach Janta Party said in a social-media post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Decisions about where to draw the line determine when an algorithmic suspicion becomes a real-world police action, even though the public rarely sees or debates how those thresholds are set.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Both men were arrested but Hehir was subsequently released and told he would face no further police action.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Let me describe this stereotyped situation: A crime wave is sweeping a city and citizens are clamoring for police action.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
