profiling
Americannoun
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the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in
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the use of these characteristics to determine whether a person may be engaged in illegal activity, as in
noun
Example Sentences
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The National Security Agency also developed a behavioral profiling program, SKYNET, to identify Al Qaeda couriers in Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The paper, titled "Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility profiling identifies cell types and functional variants contributing to major depression" by Anjali Chawla and Gustavo Turecki et al., was published in Nature Genetics.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
This passion for understanding the dimensions of profiling would forever shape Harris’ storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
DNA profiling was in the early stages so it couldn't be used, but Dr Richard Shepherd, former Home Office forensic pathologist, said evidence from the body led them to the truth.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
“Now, you two experts are on handsome retainers for your profiling work. Correct?”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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