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policing

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verb

present participle of police

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Verb
  • The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kevin Jiang Kevin Jiang/Instagram Police obtained video surveillance from a nearby residence.
    Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Police are still searching for the man who attacked Young and Chanel after releasing surveillance footage of the suspect late Friday.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Even the bed—a plush, temperature-regulating masterpiece—felt like it had been engineered specifically to cradle you into the best rest of your life.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • So if today’s approach to inbound application management isn’t working, what’s the answer?
    Hariharan Kolam, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • If one of your primary health goals is weight loss and management, drinking smoothies may be helpful.
    Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • They were left operating on fumes by the end, with Ollie Watkins — Duran’s replacement — starved of service and Morgan Rogers consigned to trudging off the pitch, knowing his long dribbling bursts would have scant options ahead of him.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • According to Allard, he was issued a misdemeanor summons for failure to obey traffic signal, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operating without insurance.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • As both a documentarian and frequent interviewee himself, Questlove says that he’s learned that using contemporary observations, especially from a subject, aren’t necessarily the best way to pinpoint their impact.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Direct observation eventually undermined the theory.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The ability to quickly pivot and adjust plans based on unforeseen circumstances, like rerouting lines or managing permitting delays, is essential to success.
    Katherine Latham, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Chelle had been managing Algerian first-division side MC Oran before being appointed Nigeria’s head coach.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But over the last decade, the category has developed into a respectable safe haven for high-quality wines that exist in defiance of regional standards or regulations.
    Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Here’s the catch: The US has never had an EV mandate, or any sort of law or regulation requiring American buyers to go electric.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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