police
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The Covent Garden street where the incident unfolded, lined with stores and outdoor seating, was cordoned off with police tape for several hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He added a "visible police presence" would remain in the area while evidence was gathered.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Zvone, a police inspector, examines security footage and an automobile database to create a list of citizens with access to the make and model of a car seen near the scene of the crime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Harvey’s collection was so vast that the Lyft driver became suspicious, according to a police search warrant affidavit reviewed by The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
She nodded at the police officer and both of them walked toward the front door.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
“Right now is the moment to do a lot of the movement work, a lot of the policymaking, because those polices are going to last far beyond Trump,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
“Not all term polices have conversion features,” Harrison said.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
It polices remedies and the finality of convictions, not the enforceability of unconstitutional laws going forward.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
Customs and Border Protection, which polices most imported goods, collected $33 billion in revenue from reviews of import documents, up from $668 million the previous year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
As Uncle Sam polices the two Americas, and John Bull the seas of the world, so the Mikado undertakes to police the sea lanes of the Orient.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
The new policy is also designed to ensure profits earned overseas are taxed, an area that has been poorly policed for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Visitors are advised to not wander far from the heavily policed capital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"I feel like a stranger," she said of her recent experience of her home city, echoing several women who told AFP the fear of being policed made them stay home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
At first, the Supreme Court policed these discriminatory plans under the 14th and 15th amendments.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
They corrected each others work and policed their ranks like soldiers against tardiness, sloppy appearance, and the perception of loose morals.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
“There’s a lot of policing that’s going on, and a lot of accusations,” said Pallie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The majority position on policing is one of support and accountability — better policing, not simply more policing.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
As policing theorist Mark Neocleous has argued, pacification is the production of order by the very forces that create the danger they claim to manage.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The protests and associated incidents have now concluded. We will continue to have a visible policing presence in the city centre and surrounding areas."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
There was still a lot of policing up to be done around the yard and house.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
