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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
In 2004, White House counsel Alberto Gonzales and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card tried to persuade Attorney General John Ashcroft, who was ill with acute pancreatitis, to reauthorize a warrantless eavesdropping program while in his hospital bed.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Last September, this second Russian eavesdropping satellite maneuvered close to an Intelsat satellite named Intelsat 10-02, coming as close as 1 kilometer (about 3,300 feet) from it in January, according to a CSIS space threat assessment.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Last September, this second Russian eavesdropping satellite maneuvered close to an Intelsat satellite named Intelsat 10-02, coming as close as 1 kilometer (about 3,300 feet) from it in January, according to a CSIS space threat assessment.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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Washington — Federal Reserve officials convene this week at a pivotal moment in the US central bank’s 112-year history, with a series of historic events putting a spotlight on their ability to set interest rates without political interference.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Underscoring all of the tension has been a battle over the Fed's independence, or its ability to operate without political interference.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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The New York Times withheld some details in advance about the US Bay of Pigs invasion, and for months delayed a story on national security administration warrantless wiretapping during the Bush administration after White House officials said the story’s publication would endanger American lives.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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Namely, the interrogation of tailoring, playing with transitional turning points that makes for outsize shapes and subversive silhouettes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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In quasi-noir mode, the action cuts back repeatedly to Elliot in rough shape in a police interrogation room, being questioned by two detectives (Margaret Cho and Johnny Knoxville, relishing the chance to shove aside their anticonventional reputations and play stern authority figures).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Besides Bombadier, other major aircraft manufacturers in Canada include De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, which makes turboprop planes and aircraft designed for maritime patrols and reconnaissance, and European aerospace giant Airbus.—
Michelle L. Price,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to the Ukrainian military news outlet Militarnyi, the robot was a reconnaissance-strike ground unit dubbed Droid TW, built by Ukrainian defense company DevDroid.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hanna’s on-camera questioning brings out candid and telling responses from her fellow artists.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Washington Examiner previously reported that Grassley was haggling with the administration over a date for testimony and that the length of questioning had become a sticking point.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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They are accused of conducting surveillance of NATO's Incirlik air base in southern Turkey.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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After months of surveillance, their plot was foiled.—
Katrina Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2026.
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