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policing

[puh-lee-sing] / pəˈli sɪŋ /


NOUN
law enforcement
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"Since the arson attack, we have put in place an enhanced, bespoke policing plan, which has been focused around vulnerable areas not only in Golders Green, but right across London," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

New Home Office guidance will say that forces should only log incidents that are potentially "relevant to policing".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

On Wednesday, the chief constable appeared before Westminster's Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, which is carrying out an inquiry into policing and security issues.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

And if Sony wants more policing of infringement, it can ask Congress to pass a law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

By the time of Anna’s death, the informal system of citizen policing had been displaced, but vestiges of it remained, especially in places that still seemed to exist on the periphery of geography and history.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann