enforcement
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He was tending bar and taking college classes in Washington, D.C., thinking he would earn the credentials to work in an intelligence service or federal law enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
"He's in a different position than most people to flee and avoid detection by law enforcement," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
During the Biden era, the agency received a multibillion-dollar budget boost to increase enforcement of tax payments by corporations and scofflaw taxpayers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
He frantically searched the room for someone to help but saw only law enforcement personnel and reporters.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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