profiling
noun
pro·fil·ing
ˈprō-ˌfī-liŋ 
: the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies
consumer profiling
specifically
: the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior
racial profiling
Examples of profiling in a Sentence
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But advocates say this uncertainty hasn’t eased worries about potential racial profiling and erosion of trust between law enforcement and communities.
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Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
In his series of headshots, Charles Gaines experimented with making faces into grids, their traits and features blurred in a way that seems to warn us against the profiling that is already AI-ing us into databases.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Even when budgets have room for cyber insurance, some SMBs struggle with accurate risk assessment and profiling—in order to insure a business, the insurer must have a comprehensive picture of the risks and liabilities an organization faces.
—Dor Eisner, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers urged congressional leadership to halt the potential reinstatement of the China Initiative, a controversial Trump-era program that once led to accusations of racial profiling toward Asian scientists in the U.S.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Police traffic stops and their relationship to racial profiling and police violence have come under scrutiny across the country.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Continuously evolving alongside advancements in forensic technologies, criminal profiling has proven to be effective in aiding law enforcement.
—Callie Cassick, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Tania Chavez, president and executive director of LUPE, praised the decision, saying Latinos in Texas, who make up more than 40 percent of the state’s population, feared racial profiling and wrongful deportations of U.S. citizens or immigrants with a legal case to remain in this country.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Another federal lawsuit from a whistleblower co-worker alleges racial profiling and harassment of Black RenCen guests since at least 2016.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
In his series of headshots, Charles Gaines experimented with making faces into grids, their traits and features blurred in a way that seems to warn us against the profiling that is already AI-ing us into databases.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Even when budgets have room for cyber insurance, some SMBs struggle with accurate risk assessment and profiling—in order to insure a business, the insurer must have a comprehensive picture of the risks and liabilities an organization faces.
—Dor Eisner, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers urged congressional leadership to halt the potential reinstatement of the China Initiative, a controversial Trump-era program that once led to accusations of racial profiling toward Asian scientists in the U.S.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Police traffic stops and their relationship to racial profiling and police violence have come under scrutiny across the country.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Continuously evolving alongside advancements in forensic technologies, criminal profiling has proven to be effective in aiding law enforcement.
—Callie Cassick, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Tania Chavez, president and executive director of LUPE, praised the decision, saying Latinos in Texas, who make up more than 40 percent of the state’s population, feared racial profiling and wrongful deportations of U.S. citizens or immigrants with a legal case to remain in this country.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Another federal lawsuit from a whistleblower co-worker alleges racial profiling and harassment of Black RenCen guests since at least 2016.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Profiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profiling. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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