policing 1 of 2

policing

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verb

present participle of police

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The cooperative’s governing documents guide the board’s decisions, outlining specific responsibilities and limitations.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Whether your board can discontinue maintenance hinges on the co-op’s governing documents and the approval of any change by the requisite voting interests.
    Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hikvision, a Chinese video surveillance company that doesn’t appear on the Pentagon list but has been sanctioned by the Department of Commerce over its involvement in China’s repression of ethnic Uyghurs, also sells its products on Amazon.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
  • McIntire was allegedly also captured on surveillance footage at the Kansas City International Airport after.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
  • On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.
    Ryan Anderson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Trump and Zuckerberg have a complicated history, with the president being critical of the Silicon Valley CEO's management of online censorship, which culminated in a ban from Meta platforms after the January 6 riots.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • He is being lined up to be an understudy/support for central midfielder Enzo Fernandez, rather than operating on the flanks.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The company acknowledges substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to its operating deficit and negative working capital.
    Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • One option is to conduct observations at submillimeter radio wavelengths, which is the next waveband up from far-infrared.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In simplest terms, the rate at which the universe expands on paper doesn’t match actual astronomical observations.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • According to Amazon, Nova Act is capable of booking trips, completing online purchases and managing calendars and to-do lists.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • By connecting with external applications, agents can take care of shopping, scheduling, managing travel, and many of our day-to-day interactions with digital services.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The company has raised $4.8 million from investors, including General Catalyst, to help the construction industry meet client demands, differentiate their products, and comply with ongoing regulations.
    Brianne Garrett, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Industrial capitalism, by contrast, ushered in a free-market ideology that emphasized employers’ rights and viewed government intervention—whether in wage regulation or in hiring and firing practices—with suspicion.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Policing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policing. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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