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Recent Examples of surveil
The same Israeli technologies used to surveil Palestinians are now deployed around the U.S., including at our ports of entry and our borders.
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Tariq Habash, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Under Surveillance: Law enforcement agencies have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to a Nevada mining project called Thacker Pass.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 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
But the Secret Service’s drone operator was unfamiliar with the equipment needed to surveil the area.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Tariq Habash, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Under Surveillance: Law enforcement agencies have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to a Nevada mining project called Thacker Pass.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 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
But the Secret Service’s drone operator was unfamiliar with the equipment needed to surveil the area.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveil
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Scientists also revealed that a breakthrough allows ULIS to function wirelessly, as an isolated unit that can be controlled and monitored without external cables.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Keep contemporaneous evidence of intent and commercial substance, monitor capitalization and third‑party borrowing alternatives, and assess the ripple effects of a possible reclassification on reporting obligations like Forms 5471, 8621, 8938 and FBAR.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In concert with the premature switching off of sets, Bills fans were spied filing out of Highmark Stadium shortly after Henry seemingly put the game out of reach.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ohio State will have to find a way to spy Navarro and also mix some complicated coverages in the secondary, but also utilize the defensive line to keep Navarro in the pocket when passing plays break down.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the film, Shy is played by Jay Lycurgo, an alternately sensitive and intimidating young actor in his breakout role, and the bag doesn’t appear until midway through, when the film crew go snooping without permission in the students’ room.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Potential trouble arises when the wily victim of Danny’s, Pauline, starts snooping around the house, hears Danny’s voice and starts to bargain for her silence.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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