spy on

verb

spied on; spying on; spies on
: to watch (someone) secretly
He spies on his neighbors.
Have you been spying on me?

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The Chinese government reportedly recruited a female executive, Alice Huang, to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and gather intelligence on the company’s most advanced chips, which are currently banned from sale in China. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026 The answer, of course, is that WorkSource has been spying on Celeste through her laptop. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026 China’s intelligence agency recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to The New York Times. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 6 Nov. 2026 No one knows that at the time these are guys being paid by the White House to break into buildings and spy on political opponents. — Dustin Desoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spy on

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“Spy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spy%20on. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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