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as in law
the department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes
the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police
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as in constabulary
a body of officers of the law
the National Guard will serve as backup for the metropolitan police in the event of violent protests
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Recent Examples of police
Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The work, which was being done by Consumers Energy, required the road to be completely shut down for a short period, police.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Women’s bodies are policed every day from multiple directions from the moment we’re born.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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An immigration and border law enforcement measure—which would make unlawfully crossing the Arizona border from Mexico a state crime, letting state police arrest and detain migrants and allowing state judges to deport them— will also be on the ballot.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The work, which was being done by Consumers Energy, required the road to be completely shut down for a short period, police.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Four months earlier, police a city over in Irvine issued a warning on social media after 34 residential burglaries had been reported in nearly as many days.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Women’s bodies are policed every day from multiple directions from the moment we’re born.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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The 2-1 decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to a similar law in Tennessee, which may ultimately determine whether all such state laws around the country can be enforced.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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And in only one case did the delivery person scan the buyer’s ID, as required by federal law.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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With Ida Engvoll as Rebecka, a Stockholm lawyer back in her small hometown after the death of a friend, and Eva Melander as Mella, chief inspector of the local constabulary, who appropriates her semi-formally to the force.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
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If confirmed, Kennedy will control the world’s largest public health agency, and its $1.7 trillion budget.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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These screens were no longer just used for controlling the AC and the radio.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Suncor Energy operates the only refinery in Colorado and the facility processes 98,000 barrels of crude oil a day.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The crash happened in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2023, when a Cruise vehicle operating without a driver ran over a woman who was thrown into its path.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The issue of whether and how the FCC should regulate internet providers’ carriage of different sites, services, and apps did not come up in the 2024 campaign, but Republicans have consistently opposed net-neutrality regulations.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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These naturally occurring hormones play crucial roles in regulating insulin, appetite and metabolism.Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hoekstra conducted political research for the team.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Two separate homicide teams, one at each shooting scene, are conducting the investigation.NBC San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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His goal of governing by fiat would not happen without a fight.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Netanyahu has struggled to maintain a hold over his fragile, right-wing governing coalition and its muddle of competing interests, whose collapse could spell the end of his leadership.Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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These plans outline how a forest will be managed — like logging parameters, species protections, restoration projects and road maintenance.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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More than a third of Sedona’s homes have become short-term rentals, and the city government and other local agencies have become consumed with how to manage the influx of visitors—and how to infuse education on respectful public land use.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Police.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/police. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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