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police

[puh-lees] / pəˈlis /


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The law, typically used to police Medicare or Medicaid fraud, is designed to penalize businesses that defraud the government by inflating the cost of services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

However, the pair were found not guilty in the middle of their trial, after police gave evidence to admit the forced entry to the home was unlawful.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

According to the New York Police Department, police officers assigned to the marathon “observed a 24-year-old female experiencing a medical episode near mile marker 24” at around 1:40 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Protesters in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway and set fire to roadside debris, but were later cleared by police.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“No. But your principal talked about filing a police report. Thankfully, I talked him out of it. It helped that you have never been in trouble before this,” Dad says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Mills pointed to polices such as control areas for the number of short-term lets and an ongoing review of how key workers are allocated council housing.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

“Who polices the streets? Who secures the weapons and military installations and nuclear sites? Who patrols the border with Iraq and Afghanistan? The protesters?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026

One section polices the camp within the company police limits.

From Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army of the United States 1917 to be also used by Engineer Companies (Mounted) for Cavalry Instruction and Training by U. S. War Department

Giancarlo: Traditional gambling, which is well policed by state authorities, involves a booking.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

For thousands of years, Mr. Bond observes, thinkers have policed the animal-human boundary, seeking to keep both sides separate and establish humans as overlords of the natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

By Monday, the highway had reopened and the campus was calmer, but heavily policed.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Compliance would be policed for 10 years by an independent auditor chosen jointly by Meta and the states, and paid for by the company.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Our moral laws were policed by our Fmit of Islam—able, dedicated, and trained Muslim men.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Senior officers say they are investing in technology to combat e-bikes, but said this was not just a policing problem, and would need a broader effort to tackle the issue.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Lawmakers could similarly intervene in local issues like public education, urban planning or policing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Both spent years working as community organizers, but now they diverge on issues such as policing and homeless policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

On policing, the first minister said "I think instinctively the prime minister wants to go there and there's still work to do".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It would be churlish to argue that smart policing isn’t a good thing.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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