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Recent Examples of policing
Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The debate frequently turned combative, particularly during exchanges over homelessness and policing.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 8 May 2026
First elected in 2017, Lyles became one of the city’s longest-serving mayors in a period marked by rapid development and population growth, major debates over transit, policing, affordable housing and government transparency.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Galer has worked across nearly every division of municipal policing, the city said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which aims to strengthen use-of-force training and policies alongside more sweeping reforms on local policing.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Grant Lancaster covers crime, policing and breaking news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
That includes investing in mental health services, community policing, and treatment and diversion programs.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The cameras safeguard lawful policing and expose miscreants masquerading as officers.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Noun
Gang historian Alex Alonso said the gang unit’s hyper-aggressive style of policing has alienated generations of Black and brown Angelenos.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The debate frequently turned combative, particularly during exchanges over homelessness and policing.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 8 May 2026
First elected in 2017, Lyles became one of the city’s longest-serving mayors in a period marked by rapid development and population growth, major debates over transit, policing, affordable housing and government transparency.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Galer has worked across nearly every division of municipal policing, the city said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which aims to strengthen use-of-force training and policies alongside more sweeping reforms on local policing.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Grant Lancaster covers crime, policing and breaking news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
That includes investing in mental health services, community policing, and treatment and diversion programs.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The cameras safeguard lawful policing and expose miscreants masquerading as officers.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing
Noun
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By then, the free credit monitoring offered after the breach may have expired.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The French Foreign Ministry said earlier that its passengers would be hospitalized for 72 hours of monitoring, then would quarantine at home for 45 days.—
Iain Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
Verb
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But that logic effectively reduces state legislatures to instruments of national party strategy, rather than independent governing bodies accountable first to their own voters.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The hypothetical doctor would be a governing body for the sport.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Greg Thomas, chief executive of ChainSentry, a firm that conducts gray-market surveillance of semiconductor supply chains, said export controls have created an artificial scarcity that has made advanced chips almost irresistible to smugglers.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The detonation of a nuclear weapon in low-Earth orbit would likely destroy or incapacitate thousands of satellites, disabling critical military and civilian networks providing surveillance and communication services.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Makary, a surgical oncologist known for criticizing the government’s handling of the Covid pandemic, served as head of the agency responsible for regulating food, drugs and medical devices for more than a year.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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All this while the federal government’s main tool for regulating medical software, the Food and Drug Administration’s device-approval process, is structurally unfit for regulating autonomous clinical AI.—
Alon Bergman,
STAT,
11 May 2026
Noun
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After a 23-43 season in his first season, Jackson leads the Warriors to back-to-back playoff appearances with 47 and 51 wins but was fired amid a backdrop of friction with management (including team advisor Jerry West) and fostering a poor work environment.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Educators are overhauling their classroom management approach to cut down on the chaos.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The union is reportedly demanding that Samsung allocate 15% of its operating profit to workers as performance bonuses, scrap caps on bonus payouts, and formalize the bonus structure.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Iran’s Oil Terminals Company said on Sunday inspections had found no evidence of leaks from storage tanks, pipelines, loading facilities or tankers operating near the island.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Despite these observations, Walter was not seen by a doctor until two days after his injuries occurred.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The comparison to woodpeckers emerged naturally from these observations.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Researchers around the world continue to face difficulties in managing millions of qubits reliably, leading many companies and laboratories to prioritize more achievable near-term applications using systems built with dozens or hundreds of qubits instead of massive large-scale architectures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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