polices

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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

He also pointed out that the department polices hundreds of protests every year that don’t involve officers firing less-lethal launchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

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