frisk

White was with the unit because she could do things — such as frisk women wearing burqas — that men couldn’t.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2023

He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022

The municipality designated the area as a security risk region, giving police the authority to frisk people preventatively.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022

Over the last eight years, he succeeded on key priorities like creating universal prekindergarten, embracing police reforms like body cameras and continuing to reduce stop and frisk incidents, and building affordable housing.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2021

Removing a hand from the wall before the frisk was complete constituted aggression at most other facilities, though at Sing Sing it usually prompted merely a warning.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Team members, wearing modified uniforms and driving unmarked cars, conduct stops, frisks and searches in their assigned neighborhoods.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

The landmark case found that the Fourth Amendment is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks them without probable cause.

From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2020

Courts should use a similar jury instruction to encourage the police, whenever practicable, to record stops, frisks, and other encounters with civilians and to inform juries that accounts of nonrecorded encounters are less reliable.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2016

Later, a masked agent frisks the same suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2015

During the exit frisks, we’d find waffles stuffed inside pants and shirts.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Sinclair said he was then frisked and locked in a cell.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The tense atmosphere was evident at Lula’s rally in Nova Iguaçu, where spectators were frisked for weapons and Lula’s chest bulged with a bulletproof vest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

Officer Crams deftly frisked him, and came up with Rick’s service pistol and laser tube.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Nearly 39,000 frisking staff had been employed across the country to check for any prohibited items, the NTA said, and there would be 40-50 security personnel stationed at every exam centre.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

“So frisking language might be like, ‘Do you have any needles that might hurt me?’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Yes, the internet of things — our things — is coming alive around us, digitally frisking us as we walk by to see if we’re carrying anything of interest.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2022

In between pat- frisking inmates as they entered or exited the mess hall, there was time to just stand around and gab.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover