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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
And that communication can be in the open, on a public channel susceptible to eavesdropping.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Banks extols the virtues of eavesdropping.
—Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Raasch remains in custody on 12 counts of videotaping an undressed person and three counts of eavesdropping.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The 37-year-old Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of eavesdropping, a felony charge, along with 12 counts of misdemeanor photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area, jail records show.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Banks extols the virtues of eavesdropping.
—Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Raasch remains in custody on 12 counts of videotaping an undressed person and three counts of eavesdropping.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The 37-year-old Sacramento man was arrested on suspicion of three counts of eavesdropping, a felony charge, along with 12 counts of misdemeanor photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area, jail records show.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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Cody James Maluck, 32, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on June 9 for interference with crew members or attendants, considered a federal crime.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Blocking a merger based on potential interference to newsroom decision-making, the studio warns, could allow courts to start regulating editorial outcomes in violation of the First Amendment.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Later that year, he was charged with wiretapping, and although authorities did not offer more details, local journalists have reported that the alleged wiretapping was meant to monitor the investigation of his mother.—
James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry into the United States for the World Cup after enduring an 11-hour interrogation in Miami, according to media reports.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Soon after, Chavez confessed to the crime after more than 50 hours of interrogation.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Beyond cargo delivery, DropShip can support intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions, communications support, and expeditionary power applications.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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Apache helicopters are primarily used for precision strikes, close air support, and air reconnaissance, according to the Central Command website.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Three people were taken into custody for questioning and police recovered a gun.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Around the time Leyden disappeared, officials said Marcelin was seen on surveillance video buying a saw and cleaning supplies at a Home Depot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Anti-drone teams, surveillance-camera networks, special crowd management units and military and police patrols will operate during the duration of the tournament at Mexican stadiums, fan fests, airports, national-team camps and other strategic facilities in coordination with FIFA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Videos of the shooting have spread online and appear to show Good, 37, being told to get out of her car, with one agent walking and prying at the door handle.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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That was what led the princess to send her staff away and sneak the BBC crew in for the interview, isolating herself in the face of Bashir’s prying questions.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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