- present tense form of police (3rd person singular).
polices
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As part of a highly credentialed startup team that worked on this problem for many years, I saw firsthand how difficult it is to make progress against a cartel that polices its own borders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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
He refused to comment further on individual businesses' polices.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 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 Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
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