policing

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 17, 2026

It meant the Met had to stage one of its most significant public order policing operations since the May Day riots of the early 2000s.

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

It is what the government is calling "the biggest reform to policing in decades" and would see the creation of a National Police Service, and fewer larger police forces in England and Wales.

From BBC • May 13, 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