policing

Example Sentences

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Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, the Met said they have increased officer numbers and put in place a "strong policing plan... to prevent and deal with any future disorder".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It comes after a review by police chiefs found the system, developed in the mid-2000s, had increasingly seen officers draw into policing debates on social media.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the overhaul would mean that officers would "no longer be policing perfectly legal tweets" and would have more time to patrol streets and catch criminals.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

And if Sony wants more policing of infringement, it can ask Congress to pass a law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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