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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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Philippines Interior Minister Jonvic Remulla separately said national police had secured Thomas Markle's computer and would carry out a digital forensic examination.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

This clash is in the heart of Israel, in which hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men in white shirts, black fedoras and long black frock coats face off against the military police.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In Lyon, police used tear gas to disperse around 1,000 people gathered in the south of the city.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The police have come to arrest him after he failed to report for military service.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It was the same in the center room of the barracks: half a dozen guards or camp police always present.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Technically, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department polices its 388 acres, but the distant West Hollywood Station rarely responds to calls, if ever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

The company has faced scrutiny over how it polices content and users on its site, who in theory must be 18 or over.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

Dear Sir—The death of our client, and your uncle, John Glenning, on the 14th inst., reveals the fact that one of his life insurance polices was executed with you as beneficiary.

From The Man from Jericho by Edwin Carlile Litsey

It was the era of “Urban Cowboy” and purity was being policed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I feel like a stranger," she said of her recent experience of her home city, echoing several women who told AFP the fear of being policed made them stay home.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

And as the pit-lane speed limit is policed by the time taken to pass through a series of timing loops over a specific distance, that meant the drivers were wrongly penalised.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

They policed their own house, enforcing norms of truth-seeking, maintaining scholarly integrity and rigor, and ensuring that students emerged with basic knowledge, employable skills and civic competency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

They corrected each others work and policed their ranks like soldiers against tardiness, sloppy appearance, and the perception of loose morals.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

Storey called for the immediate release of the £2m but also said policing costs linked to the crash, which had led to the arrests of 50 people so far, were now forecast to exceed £5m.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Macron also asked for the introduction of “new policing tactics on the ground as quickly as possible” to put an end to the violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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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