polices

Definition of policesnext
present tense third-person singular of police
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Verb
  • The resort governs itself; by day, poolside games and activities for all ages, and by night, a firepit to gather round for a wholesome nightcap.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • The hormone then travels to the locus coeruleus, a cluster of neurons in the brainstem that governs arousal.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • But the key to making this work is a free-floating efficiency parameter – a dial that controls the strength of the outburst.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
  • To be precise, OPEC controls production volumes, while this buyers’ club would control purchase price.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The program, which operates in fifty-five communities around the country, works with tens of thousands of young people.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Farming has always been a challenging endeavor, one that operates at the whim of external forces but with little margin for setbacks.
    The Virginian Pilot And Daily Press Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • The software then guides the aircraft in the same way a pilot would operate the drone using manual controls.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • This familiarity guides her daily.
    Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Put differently, the most efficient nanoreactor is not necessarily the one that allows reactants to enter as rapidly as possible, but rather the one that regulates access just enough to maintain steady and efficient reaction dynamics.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • And representatives for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates event contracts, likewise didn't respond to a request for comment.
    Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • So we’re probably doomed to endless toxic feedback loops unless someone hits upon a brilliant fundamental redesign that manages to change those dynamics.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • As more repeat purchases become automated, the need for store trips declines, shopping moves from browsing to outcome setting, and consumers express a goal once, and the system increasingly manages the rest.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • However, the account holder does need to provide proof if the IRS conducts a tax audit in the future, McClanahan said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • Following the video, CBS News conducts its own analysis.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Scott Windhauser directs from his own script.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Co-written by its star Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian, who directs, the play dramatizes the real-life violence of Ken McElroy, a man who terrorized a small town for years in rural Missouri.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Polices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polices. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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