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noun

as in monitoring

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policing

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verb

present participle of police
as in governing

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Recent Examples of policing
Noun
The drone was intercepted by a Spanish F-18 fighter jet pilot on a NATO air policing mission. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 But interfaith leaders and researchers are encouraged by better policing and prosecution as well as the recent appointment of a government envoy to the Christian world, who is Greek Orthodox. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 In another study, participants first reported their views on divisive topics, such as climate change, capital punishment and policing. — Andras Molnar, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 The three-year award could go toward a variety of projects supporting policing, behavioral healthcare and reducing the number of people committing repeat offenses. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026 Although most of the focus around the Rumbler is on officers and drivers, Hamid Khan, an organizer with the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, a community group that campaigns against over-policing, said local neighborhoods were being forgotten. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 City officials are officially seeking a permanent replacement for Phillips as the constitutional policing administrator, a $264,000-a-year role that could prove pivotal to OPD’s ability to sustain progress when oversight ends. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 The goal is to ensure equitable policing in all communities, Davis said. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 To communicate with victims and collect their money, these scammers rely on technology and financial systems that could be disrupted with better surveillance and policing. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing
  1. monitoring
  2. governing
  3. surveillance
  4. regulating
  5. management
  6. operating
  7. observation
  8. managing
Noun
  • World ocean temperatures hit a record high for July this year, according to a new report from the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring service.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Failure to perform required monitoring and recordkeeping under permit and plan approval conditions.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Verb
  • The governing Labour Party and opposition Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens all declined to run in Clacton.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Calls for independent review Monday’s open letter is just the latest shot fired at the beleaguered governing body.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of governing
Noun
  • The Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft built to provide persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveillance
Verb
  • Which makes regulating surveillance pricing now all the more important.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maine has passed a new AI law regulating artificial intelligence as a mental health advisor, similar to other state legislations.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
Noun
  • Political scientist Sandra Borda argued that the difficulties in aid management are related to the tense political transition between the current and previous administrations, which lacked a formal handover.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Conventional time-management advice, Schore argues, focuses almost exclusively on visible behaviors—meetings, email volume, scheduling techniques and collaboration practices.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of management
Verb
  • The high risk of – and challenges of addressing – oil spills and other safety incidents in the hostile Arctic climate are another dissuading factor, as are environmental costs of operating there.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Will Howard, a sixth-round pick last year, guided the Steelers to a touchdown while deftly operating the 2-minute offense.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of operating
Noun
  • Webb's observations also revealed clear evidence of water within the envelope — the first such detection for IRS 3.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lee wrote and directed the installment after spending 10 and a half hours in a Los Angeles hospital, jotting observations into his phone.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Verb
  • Mourinho’s first game back at the Bernabeu should be box-office given the divisions his last spell in charge from 2010 to 2013 caused at Madrid — and his behaviour when managing Benfica against Madrid in the Champions League last year.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Schore makes a compelling case that the greatest opportunity for reclaiming time isn't found by reorganizing schedules but by managing the internal conversations that quietly consume them.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing

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