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As the officers patted down Flores, the lights on the Nissan blinked — which they assumed was because their frisk had pushed a key fob in Flores’ possession.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

According to the lawsuit, Lindquist told Chaney, “I’m going to frisk you because you look like you have a weapon and were going to break into cars.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

He began his career as a lawyer before being elected to the New York state legislature, where he championed affordable housing and worked on policing issues, notably the controversial practice known as "stop and frisk."

From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022

“He even wrote his final research paper examining the effectiveness of proactive and reactive policing in reducing crime, discussing the effects of stop and frisk, and community policing in New York City,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

He had given Frankie a visual frisk as he came in and he knew there wasn’t 75 cents on him.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

The landmark case found that the Fourth Amendment is not violated when a police officer stops a suspect on the street and frisks them without probable cause.

From Fox News ● Feb. 11, 2020

Later, a masked agent frisks the same suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2015

Those orders include new training on the laws surrounding police stops, frisks and searches as well as the policies that guide how those tactics are used.

From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015

A guard frisks each man before they enter the first in a series of locked doors that will take them to the lower yard.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2015

During the exit frisks, we’d find waffles stuffed inside pants and shirts.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

The BBC had seen about 50 police officers around on Sunday morning local time and cars were turned away at entry points, while those entering on foot were frisked by police checking bags.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2023

He was detained and frisked by officers based on the sheriff’s call to dispatchers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022

In Albany, he teamed up with Eric Adams, the future mayor of New York City, to ban the Police Department from maintaining a database of men its officers had stopped and frisked.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

Stone monkeys frisked among scrolls and seashells and bamboo.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Nervous students were met with biometric identification checks, metal detectors, armoured patrols and frisking at exam centres on Sunday morning.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The match has been designated a "high-risk" clash, with police enforcing special rules such as preventative frisking.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

“So frisking language might be like, ‘Do you have any needles that might hurt me?’

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

After a brief verbal frisking — it was weird to have a reporter drop in — the group was friendly and happy to answer questions.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

The sea breeze came down from the leaves and followed at her heels, jumping up now and again and frisking all around.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt