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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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He had vanished by the time the police arrived, his identity a mystery for the next 15 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The Indian government have not issued an official statement on the issue but Bihar police late Monday evening said "no adverse legal action" would be initiated against any protester.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

"But we need a wider police presence... to get hold of these people as they're in the act."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Already the prediction platforms have had to police for this possibility.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

I knew at once that it was the police at the door, the moment I heard the knocking.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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

It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.

From Slate Jan. 8, 2026

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 Casement, Roger

Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

In response to our reporting, a spokeswoman for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said prediction markets should be brought onshore, where they can be more effectively policed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.

From Slate Apr. 29, 2026

For one, it's hard to know what Chinese people make of so many things because all public conversation and activity is heavily policed.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

The stock market was not only transparent but heavily policed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

It was that public safety had to be routed through either federal or state policing for the claim to become legible.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

There were multiple operations targeting him between 2006 and 2014, when he was a BBC correspondent covering policing and security issues.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

But there was a twist: The agency tasked with policing corporate record-keeping somehow lost reams of its own text messages between Mr. Gensler and other officials during the most intense period of the anti-crypto campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Del Castillo blamed the Mexican government for being largely “negligent” when it comes to policing coastal areas and the high seas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

There was still a lot of policing up to be done around the yard and house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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