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Recent Examples of policing
Shianne Leclaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
On Friday, Starmer visited the Met's command center to discuss policing arrangements for the rallies alongside Met Commissioner Mark Rowley and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
This practice blurs the lines of community policing.
—Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
In the late 1840s Bourbon rule in southern Italy imposed heavy taxes and strict policing, sparking the Revolutions of 1848 and deepening distrust of the state.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Over time, the case has grown colder, even as podcasts and media have revisited it through the lens of systemic issues, especially racial disparities in policing and media coverage of murders and abductions.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
In November, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office quietly added a 12-page policy to its standard operating procedures, embedding immigration enforcement into routine policing.
—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Galer has worked across nearly every division of municipal policing, the city said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Noun
But these problems are symptoms of a lack of housing and services, not evidence that policing is the right response.
—Shianne Leclaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
On Friday, Starmer visited the Met's command center to discuss policing arrangements for the rallies alongside Met Commissioner Mark Rowley and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
This practice blurs the lines of community policing.
—Natasha Dartigue, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
In the late 1840s Bourbon rule in southern Italy imposed heavy taxes and strict policing, sparking the Revolutions of 1848 and deepening distrust of the state.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Over time, the case has grown colder, even as podcasts and media have revisited it through the lens of systemic issues, especially racial disparities in policing and media coverage of murders and abductions.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
In November, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office quietly added a 12-page policy to its standard operating procedures, embedding immigration enforcement into routine policing.
—Monique O. Madan, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Galer has worked across nearly every division of municipal policing, the city said.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policing
Noun
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Where identity theft monitoring can help Account-change alerts on the recordkeeper portal only work if the recordkeeper sends them.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Legal departments also use it for contract review against standard terms, analyzing negotiation language, processing large document sets for relevant arguments, and supporting intellectual property monitoring.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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At the same time, only one in five companies has a mature model for governing autonomous AI agents, even as agentic AI usage is poised to rise sharply, per the same report.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Reliance on external infrastructure therefore risks leaving African countries dependent not only on foreign technology providers, but on foreign legal frameworks governing sensitive health information.—
Francisca Mutapi,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The couple was last seen together on surveillance footage at a Beaver Dam Kwik Trip on March 29, 2025, according to a criminal complaint cited by WISC.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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The lawsuit comes at a time when there is increasing concern of surveillance in public places, and privacy advocates have rallied against the normalization of surveillance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Airy and breathable, these temperature-regulating pants feature an elastic waistband that’s quick and easy to pull on, and comfortable enough to wear for hours on busy travel days.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Montana lawmakers also passed legislation that bars the state from regulating planet-warming emissions, unless the federal government does so first.—
Ellis Juhlin,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Noun
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After the modernising ethos of the Eyraud era, this — the thinking went — was a way of putting football back at the very heart of the club’s management structure.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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This lasted until 2023, when new management company Storey Hotel Management (who also run Nanuku Resort in Fiji and the Ameswell Hotel in California) took over, and the resort has maintained its elegance and quiet luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Net profits totaled $254 million while the operating margin expanded 280 basis points to 6 percent.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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But there wasn’t anyone operating in the same space as Grande.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Noun
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This granular account of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development, written by a former senior official, draws on internal records and firsthand observations to depict how the government agency was systematically taken apart.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Here are several other observations after the Twins lost two of three to the Brewers over the weekend.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Verb
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If managing cholesterol is a priority, aim to eat one cup of cooked oatmeal per day.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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That’s why the younger version of himself — that kid who arrived in NASCAR two decades ago simply wanting to drive race cars —would never have imagined owning a team or managing a company.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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