police
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As she and her husband talk to the police, 3-year-old Nevada can be seen standing wide-eyed in the background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
He added that "subsequently both the media and the police publicly invited additional allegations to be made, which has resulted in further encounters to be invented or reimagined".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
I think the job of regulators is to go there and police the markets, be the cop on the beat and punish wrongdoers who seek to take advantage.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Reels of his astonishing skills routinely receive millions of views, and his fame has only risen in the wake of the viral police encounter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
“And how is she running from the police if she’s in school where everybody can see her?”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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Some critics saw this is a way of avoiding serious scrutiny of polices in favour of softball questions from non-specialists.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
The statewide agency, which mainly polices traffic violations on freeways and oversees state property, has sworn in more than 600 new officers this year — a total that many departments would envy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
One section polices the camp within the company police limits.
From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by U. S. War Department
Giancarlo: Traditional gambling, which is well policed by state authorities, involves a booking.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Responding to this allegation last week, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the demonstrations had been policed in "an extremely proportionate manner".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
For thousands of years, Mr. Bond observes, thinkers have policed the animal-human boundary, seeking to keep both sides separate and establish humans as overlords of the natural world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The KGB's Fifth Directorate policed anyone who dared criticize the system.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Gun violence isn’t just about gun violence, Gladwell says, as he explains why it’s a story that captivates his interest after three decades of reporting on crime and policing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"The public functions of state policing ought to be subject to human oversight and scrutiny," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The government has mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide from the police and gendarmerie, a branch of the armed forces with policing duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Their demands vary, but they are united in wanting to make their often marginalised voices heard, sometimes even with radical methods in the face of heavy-handed policing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Non-drug-related policing brought no federal dollars, even for violent crime.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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