neighbourhood watch
Britishnoun
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The neighbourhood watch was formed a few years ago following the financial crisis that hit Lebanon to reassure residents worried about crime.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
Later, Julius Kinoti, who heads the neighbourhood watch security team, says they found that the house was full of sacks of stolen avocados.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2022
Once a happy accident for developers, a kind of skate-sponsored neighbourhood watch is now being written into the urban planning process from the beginning.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2017
He advocates beefed-up neighbourhood watch programmes and “resident deputies” – community members who would take policing into their own hands.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2016
He was a member of the local neighbourhood watch.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2013
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