How to Use profiling in a Sentence

profiling

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  • French courts have found the state guilty racial profiling in identity checks in the past.
    — Elaine Ganley, ajc, 22 July 2021
  • In mid-2002, a Black man accused Rudloff of racial profiling, records show.
    — Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The law is still in effect, but the Supreme Court added language that aims to prevent racial profiling.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Many felt the traffic stop was the result of racial profiling and shouldn't have happened.
    — Amy Forliti, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Initially, there was a lot of distrust in the profiling process.
    — Maddy Cunningham, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Among the crowd was Cora Dolley, 70, of Detroit, who said racial profiling by police has long been a problem in the city.
    — Kyle Davidson, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2021
  • But before then, they could be seen styling and profiling together at fashion shows in the U.S. and in Europe.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 June 2023
  • Fahey also recognized that at the time of the crimes, DNA testing and profiling were not at the forefront of solving crimes.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That has raised concerns about the potential for racial profiling.
    — New York Times, 28 May 2022
  • This is the case in Louisiana, where efforts to rein in racial profiling have been halting at best.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Underreported records were those found in the CIB but not in the profiling system.
    — Jaden Edison, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2024
  • His stop-and-frisk policy, for example, was a plain case of racial profiling.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The real-world consequences of this data use in AI range from lawsuits to racial profiling.
    — Janet Vertesi, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Riding on the street may be a misdemeanor, but it shouldn’t be used by police as an excuse for racial profiling.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Racial profiling by the police is a longstanding grievance in France.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The complicated terms of the law, King said, could lead to racial profiling out of fear of possible repercussions.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • Rather, the skulls examined in the facial profiling study were part of a subgroup within the main Caribbean group.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Police officials have said racial profiling did not play a role, though the drivers in all three cases were Black.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Tyler Perry is taking a stand against racial profiling.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • The day before the 9/11 terror attacks, the No. 1 issue in public safety was racial profiling.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2021
  • His remains were identified in the last decade thanks to a military DNA profiling project.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
  • The adjustment was made in the wake of a civil rights lawsuit that alleged racial profiling during a police stop.
    — Jessica Saggio|contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • At the time, his record raised questions about racial profiling in traffic enforcement.
    — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The Stewart shooting happened at a time when police shootings across the nation sparked sharp debate on use of force and racial profiling.
    — Adrian Sainz, ajc, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Critics have said the Texas law could lead to civil rights violations and racial profiling.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But fears around racial profiling began to surface with the release of the Qi’s photo and news of the person who had been mistakenly detained.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The same went for his stature in the rap world, where he is revered for tracks that attack white supremacy and racial profiling while centering ideas of Black nationalism.
    — Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Racial profiling should not happen here or anywhere else.
    — Wilson Wong, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2020
  • In the 21st century, racial profiling has been a problem in the enforcement of traffic laws by sheriffs in Arizona and California, among other states.
    — Emily Farris, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
  • In 1985, owing to a series of successful arrests, a magazine article introduced the world to the men of the FBI’s psychological profiling team.
    — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 11 July 2024

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