- present participle of police.
policing
Example Sentences
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More than a quarter of Brazilians are now evangelical Christians, up from just 9% in 1991, while violent crime has fueled demands for tougher policing and greater access to guns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"It was miraculous that nobody was killed or seriously injured in the large explosion caused by Rees," said Det Ch Supt James Derham, who leads local policing in the Bexley area.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Trauma-informed policing recognizes that trauma can affect behavior, memory, emotion, and a survivor’s ability to recount an experience—and that investigative practices themselves can either reduce or compound that trauma and any subsequent investigative challenges.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026
He’s worked as a community organizer for decades and said he’s running to improve quality of life in the city, including by making housing more affordable and spending money on basic services other than policing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In a brilliant bit of policing, the investigation had successfully established what everyone already knew.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
