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Recent Examples of policing
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
On the other were calls to shift resources away from policing and toward social supports and services.
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Diane Goldstein,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Police have repeatedly said additional law enforcement officers were brought in so World Cup security would not interfere with normal policing operations.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
If the ballot proposal passes, the city would fold the police department after savings run dry in a year and hand policing responsibilities over to Seminole County, Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek said.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Grant Lancaster covers crime, policing and breaking news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Stevens said the critical part of a positive policing interaction is making sure the person feels heard, trusted and validated.
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Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
And that prompted a kind of reckoning within the British state about policing and racial discrimination and so on.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
West Ham do not cover the costs of stewarding, policing or pitch maintenance but are entitled to keep all ticket revenue and a large share of catering revenue.
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Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
Fraijo, who is from Boyle Heights, acknowledged at the May meeting that communities like Boyle Heights have suffered from over-policing.
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Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
On the other were calls to shift resources away from policing and toward social supports and services.
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Diane Goldstein,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Police have repeatedly said additional law enforcement officers were brought in so World Cup security would not interfere with normal policing operations.
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Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
If the ballot proposal passes, the city would fold the police department after savings run dry in a year and hand policing responsibilities over to Seminole County, Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek said.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Grant Lancaster covers crime, policing and breaking news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Stevens said the critical part of a positive policing interaction is making sure the person feels heard, trusted and validated.
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Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
And that prompted a kind of reckoning within the British state about policing and racial discrimination and so on.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
West Ham do not cover the costs of stewarding, policing or pitch maintenance but are entitled to keep all ticket revenue and a large share of catering revenue.
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Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing
Noun
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Class members who do not submit a claim will still receive access to one year of credit monitoring.
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Thermal runaway risks must be carefully managed through rigorous testing, monitoring systems, and battery-management software.
Verb
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But with a few exceptions, there are no universal regulations governing adventure tourism or extreme sports.
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The campaign blitz comes against a backdrop of bipartisan consensus that Congress needs to set more rules governing AI and the powerful companies developing it.
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Sometime before the murder Gonzalez was seen on surveillance video footage moving interior cameras.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
Verb
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District 4 Commissoner Chakira Johnson also called for more transparency in the defining and regulating process.
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Currently there is no transparent, consistent framework for regulating AI in the United States.
Noun
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Gautam Mukunda writes about corporate management and innovation.
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Union leadership said this week that the league was not formally asked by management to meet and confer over various charter proposals dealing with the LAPD, including the one focused on policy.
Verb
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Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insecurity has worsened as the militants have started operating in the southern region.
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The supervisors unanimously approved a lease in May allowing American to add two more daily round trips from Carlsbad to Phoenix in the 76-seat Embraer 175 jets that have been operating out of Palomar since February 2025.
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The telescope will be prompted to capture observations every 15 minutes for over a year to explore the dense, central portion of the Milky Way known as the Galactic Bulge.
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This find strengthens the idea that Stonehenge emerged from older traditions of solar observation and seasonal ceremony, traditions that continue with various global celebrations today.
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Cruise lines are constantly managing a shifting inventory of cabin categories right up until embarkation day.
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The lack of Navy interest in managing NAVFAC leads, at best, to a leisurely approach to getting anything done.
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“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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