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
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Mauricio Calvo, president and CEO of advocacy organization Latino Memphis, said some people have shut themselves in their homes because of the heightened immigration enforcement and concerns over racial profiling.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The researchers used long-term in vivo lineage tracing and gene expression profiling in mice to analyze how McSCs react to different kinds of DNA damage.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Latino advocates and community members worry complaints about the court mandates and the price tag will become an excuse, distracting from the root issue — the need to end racial profiling by the sheriff’s office.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
The program will teach you everything from rum production methods and blending techniques to flavor profiling, as well as how to create spiced rum and cocktails.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The researchers used long-term in vivo lineage tracing and gene expression profiling in mice to analyze how McSCs react to different kinds of DNA damage.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Latino advocates and community members worry complaints about the court mandates and the price tag will become an excuse, distracting from the root issue — the need to end racial profiling by the sheriff’s office.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
The program will teach you everything from rum production methods and blending techniques to flavor profiling, as well as how to create spiced rum and cocktails.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Profiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profiling. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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