listening device
noun
: a small hidden microphone that is used to secretly listen to and record people
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In 2019, a detachment of U.S. Navy SEALs crept ashore in North Korea on a mission to plant a listening device during high-stakes nuclear talks.
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
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The New York Times published exclusive reporting on how in 2019, President Trump ordered a group of Navy SEALs to plant a listening device in North Korea.
—The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, the stigma is enough to keep most of these people from even considering an assistive listening device, not to mention other factors like high costs and a difficult-to-navigate market.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 11 Aug. 2025
Use AirPods as a hearing aid One of the most impressive features of AirPods is the ability to turn your iPhone into a remote listening device and AirPods into hearing aids.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Crews lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole on Tuesday but no sound was detected, while a second camera lowered down showed what could be a shoe.
—Associated Press, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Authorities also lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the sinkhole on Tuesday, but did not detect any sign of Pollard.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Another common tip is to not exceed 60% of the listening device’s maximum volume, according to Dr. Pompnio.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
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Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
Read more: ‘The Epstein discharge petition is headed for success — with a nudge from Dems’
The New York Times published exclusive reporting on how in 2019, President Trump ordered a group of Navy SEALs to plant a listening device in North Korea.
—The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Still, the stigma is enough to keep most of these people from even considering an assistive listening device, not to mention other factors like high costs and a difficult-to-navigate market.
—Christopher Null, Wired News, 11 Aug. 2025
Use AirPods as a hearing aid One of the most impressive features of AirPods is the ability to turn your iPhone into a remote listening device and AirPods into hearing aids.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Erik Windsor said fire crews removed a manhole cover in the general area of the storm drain opening, inserted a powerful listening device and heard moaning.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Crews lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole on Tuesday but no sound was detected, while a second camera lowered down showed what could be a shoe.
—Associated Press, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Authorities also lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the sinkhole on Tuesday, but did not detect any sign of Pollard.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Another common tip is to not exceed 60% of the listening device’s maximum volume, according to Dr. Pompnio.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Listening device.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listening%20device. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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