policing

Example Sentences

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The Met said the risks from the protests meant it had to impose the "highest degree of control", including the first use of live facial recognition cameras as part of a protest policing operation.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Met Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman said the policing operation will cost the force £4.5m.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Will Iran have some role in policing the Strait of Hormuz after the war ends?

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

AI policing tools are used in dozens of U.S. cities, although no public registry tracks the full footprint.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

But to do the policing job properly would cost money beyond any legislator’s courage to appropriate, given the present volume and toxicity of agricultural chemicals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson