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policing

[puh-lee-sing] / pəˈli sɪŋ /


NOUN
law enforcement
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The government has mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide from the police and gendarmerie, a branch of the armed forces with policing duties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Their demands vary, but they are united in wanting to make their often marginalised voices heard, sometimes even with radical methods in the face of heavy-handed policing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Certainly they share some similar values when it comes to policing, especially on the prosecutorial side. Gascón was, I think it’s fair to say, lenient with some of his prosecutorial decisions,” Saggau said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

She urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to give larger local authorities and mayors more of a role in providing better education, health, youth services and policing for children.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The New York City police will tell you that what happened in New York was that the city’s policing strategies dramatically improved.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell


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