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policing

[puh-lee-sing] / pəˈli sɪŋ /


NOUN
law enforcement
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This takes regulatory resources away from policing other markets, whether that’s crypto or oil futures, Fischer noted.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The case exposes a risk the states face with policing mergers: No law prevents companies from rushing to merge before attorneys general can stop them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The candidates vary on key issues, including policing and housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The policing of what we choose to put in our bodies has been — and continues to be — relentless.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Earlier that year, he’d written the introduction to a book on the new scientific policing.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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