policing
Example Sentences
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Ahead of the hearing, the committee had published further evidence relating to decision-making around the policing of the football match.
From BBC
That would mean retaining control of key services like the NHS, education and policing.
From BBC
They looked for unusual course combinations, such as policing, dance and art, as signs of potential fraud.
From Los Angeles Times
Critics have also questioned the effectiveness of his policing proposals on public safety, including creating a new city agency that deploys mental-health teams in response to some emergency calls.
They both emerged after World War II, at a time with parallels to today: Europe’s economy was struggling, external threats were growing and Washington didn’t want to continue policing the continent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.