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Recent Examples of surveil
However, the primary purpose of the unmarked vehicles is to surveil criminal behavior without being identified as law enforcement, the Fresno Police Department said.
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Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
This inspires Dale to surveil him and Peggy, turned on by their dirty little secret.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
The same Israeli technologies used to surveil Palestinians are now deployed around the U.S., including at our ports of entry and our borders.
—Tariq Habash, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Republican lawmakers pushed the ban through the House on Thursday over concerns the government could use a CBDC to surveil Americans’ financial transactions.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 July 2025
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Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
This inspires Dale to surveil him and Peggy, turned on by their dirty little secret.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 29 July 2025
The same Israeli technologies used to surveil Palestinians are now deployed around the U.S., including at our ports of entry and our borders.
—Tariq Habash, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Republican lawmakers pushed the ban through the House on Thursday over concerns the government could use a CBDC to surveil Americans’ financial transactions.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 July 2025
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In fact, the billionaire uses the generative technology to generate meeting summaries, project updates, monitor productivity, and more.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security Secretary says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will monitor the final game of the NFL postseason in February, which will feature Bad Bunny as its halftime show performer.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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The relative then spied a dead dog on an interstate nearby, and assumed the canine was Randy since both dogs had the same shading.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Depending on your age and foreign language ability, fulfilling your James Bond spy fantasies may not be very realistic—but spying for the British government just got more accessible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
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As Mercury and Pluto clash, snooping in someone’s business lands you in hot water.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Footage of a woman snooping in on her dogs in the dead of the night has left the internet in stitches.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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