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• present participle of profile.

profiling

American  

[proh-fahy-ling] / ˈproʊ faɪ lɪŋ /

noun

1. the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in

2. the use of these characteristics to determine whether a person may be engaged in illegal activity, as in

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profiling British  

/ ˈprəʊˌfaɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of categorizing people and predicting their behaviour according to particular characteristics such as race or age

   racial profiling

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Example Sentences

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profiling

But activists say hundreds have been pushed across the border from Assam in recent months without due legal process, often based on ethnic profiling.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Additional analysis using selective ribosome profiling showed that DHX29 is more likely to associate with ribosomes that are reading non-optimal codons.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026

Researchers are also exploring whether the same structural profiling method could be applied to other diseases, including Parkinson's and cancer.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026

This passion for understanding the dimensions of profiling would forever shape Harris’ storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

He had had no experience with profiling, hadn’t been suspected of anything by anyone with real authority.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers