as in outlining
to produce a representation of the shape of the head as seen from the side
his likeness was profiled against a background of vegetation
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Maze was also concerned about federal civil rights pitfalls that can come with doing immigration work, such as potential racial-profiling lawsuits.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
What happens if social media’s data-gathering and profiling engine is turned not to selling merch or promoting political rhetoric, but to profiling enemies?
—David Karpf, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who lived to 117 years and 168 days free of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
The comedians, however, can no longer pursue their racial-profiling claims, as the appeals court stood by the district court’s decision to dismiss them.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
What happens if social media’s data-gathering and profiling engine is turned not to selling merch or promoting political rhetoric, but to profiling enemies?
—David Karpf, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who lived to 117 years and 168 days free of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
The comedians, however, can no longer pursue their racial-profiling claims, as the appeals court stood by the district court’s decision to dismiss them.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Those streamers that have accrued more than a million subscribers in the country will be required to spend a portion of their local revenue or investment on original Australian shows or films after the government introduced a bill outlining new rules.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has asked the federal government for $1 billion to improve rural health care, outlining plans for adding community health workers, investing in new technologies such as artificial intelligence and establishing more partnerships across the state.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As this brief survey suggests, the patriots’ success in drawing foreign partners into the war was essential to achieving American independence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Short-foot activation Stand barefoot and gently press your toes into the floor while drawing the ball of your foot slightly toward your heel, creating a subtle arch.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Profiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiling. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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