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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
The agreement comes after intense scrutiny over China’s intelligence operations in Cuba, after earlier reports in 2023 that Beijing and Havana might have inked a deal to build a new eavesdropping site.
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Colleagues would talk for hours with the powerful and the secretive; a conversation with Julian Assange required technological methods that we were not permitted to discuss, to discourage eavesdropping.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Plus, without encryption, eavesdropping was a persistent problem.
—Julianne Pepitone, IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
First things first, the Siri eavesdropping class action lawsuit applies to U.S. Apple Siri users only.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Colleagues would talk for hours with the powerful and the secretive; a conversation with Julian Assange required technological methods that we were not permitted to discuss, to discourage eavesdropping.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Plus, without encryption, eavesdropping was a persistent problem.
—Julianne Pepitone, IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
First things first, the Siri eavesdropping class action lawsuit applies to U.S. Apple Siri users only.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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During Black’s Last Man Standing Match against Damian Priest, Vega made a crucial appearance, providing interference that allowed Black to secure the victory.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is one of the best in the NFL at his position, yet he has been flagged for defensive pass interference more than anyone in the league this season.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sharon, of course, takes Avery’s mild interrogation very seriously.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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During an interrogation, Ashley admits she's helped Miran run drug shipments at least a dozen times.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Even human intelligence will follow, as visual reconnaissance teams view what is happening in other settlements or try to recruit sources who live and work there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sustained winds were a hundred and eighty-five miles per hour, but a reconnaissance mission to the eyewall found gusts at sea level in excess of a hundred and ninety miles per hour, and much higher a few hundred feet up.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to a thorough investigation and questioning, this pedestrian was contacted on Interstate 580 after walking away from an earlier crash.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Within the story, there’s no questioning of this tradition, feminist or otherwise — there’s only its pursuit and the esteem in which the onnagatas’ artistry is held.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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The institute also launched a wastewater surveillance project, geared at monitoring and anticipating disease trends in communities.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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The New Jersey native also teased some new music on the way after some prying from Hudson.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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The prying end also serves as a nail puller, box cutter and bottle opener.—
Ben Coxworth
October 07,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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