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enforcement

[en-fawrs-muhnt, -fohrs-] / ɛnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs- /


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Survivors may not report their assault to law enforcement for any number of reasons, including a fear of retaliation, not believing the police would help and not believing the crime was important enough.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

It was not immediately clear from Fresno law enforcement databases whether he has an attorney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

In February, Canadian law enforcement named Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, months after OpenAI employees had considered alerting law enforcement about Van Rootselaar’s interactions with the company’s chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"That will bring all law enforcement partners to work together closely and much more quickly to stop anything like this happening in the future," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Politicians and law enforcement officials today rarely endorse racially biased practices, and most of them fiercely condemn racial discrimination of any kind.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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