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often Webcam
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the Internet
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Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit group that oversees the webcam trained on the couple’s nest, announced Wednesday that name submissions are being accepted through April 26 on the group’s website.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Authorities determined the existence of the tornado through a combination of radar, video and webcam footage.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The actress' turn to OnlyFans recontextualizes Elizabeth's partially nude role in the 1999 raunchy teen comedy, as Nadia is recorded via webcam by hapless admirer Jim (Jason Biggs), without her knowledge, in an encounter that spirals into live spectacle.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
These highlights come closest to the kinds of sleepy pop hits Blake seems to have been grasping at since watching Clairo go 2x-platinum from her bedroom desktop webcam in 2017.
—Donald Morrison, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities determined the existence of the tornado through a combination of radar, video and webcam footage.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Webcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webcam. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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webcam
noun
web·cam
ˈweb-ˌkam 
often capitalized
: a camera used in transmitting live images over the World Wide Web
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