police
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Hall was pulled over by a police officer after the Vauxhall was seen swerving near junction 42.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Italian police in August said they had recovered paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over $10.4 million that were stolen in a three-minute heist from a museum in March.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Prince Harry’s eligibility for full police protection, as afforded to other British royals and former prime ministers, was removed after the Sussexes quit royal duties in 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A 19-year-old naval recruit who fell 75 feet from Sunset Cliffs was in serious condition at UC San Diego Medical Center Friday, police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Two police cars were parked outside the McKay house— and one very shiny black SUV.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
About 40% of seniors in traditional Medicare buy supplemental insurance polices to cover benefits like dental and vision care not provided by the government and for protection against catastrophic costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
He also pointed out that the department polices hundreds of protests every year that don’t involve officers firing less-lethal launchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
It is England that polices the Seven Seas, and America has reaped no small benefits from the self-imposed task, an aspect of the matter to which every thoughtful American is alive.
From The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 by Roger Casement
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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
At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
He policed brushback pitches with ardor and once called a night game for darkness when lighting malfunctions compromised visibility near home plate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
The stock market was not only transparent but heavily policed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The incident was covered extensively by San Diego media and resulted in increased policing near the bluffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The report continued that the greatest strength of policing is its workforce, with the vast majority of officers showing professionalism and courage.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It is thought the people smugglers organising the crossings have been forced to go to much greater lengths to avoid detection following more robust policing in the Calais area.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sabalenka didn’t appear particularly interested in policing what New Yorkers do in their spare time as recreational use is legal in the state.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
But even in Los Angeles, a city notorious for bad policing, crime fell at about the same rate as it did in New York once the growth in New York’s police force is accounted for.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
