police action
Example Sentences
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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
Either way, these algorithmic thresholds are often invisible to the public and are set quietly by vendors or agencies, even though they shape when police action begins.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
However, Labour MP Liam Byrne, who chairs the committee said it would "begin gathering information immediately" so it would be ready to launch an inquiry if it decided to once police action had concluded.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
He thinks the police action sends a signal.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
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
