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as in stewardship
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
a neutral country charged with the surveillance of the post-war rebuilding effort
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as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity
government surveillance of suspected terrorists
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Recent Examples of surveillance
Cops were reviewing the surveillance footage in an attempt to figure out how the shooting unfolded and identify the killer.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Officers on surveillance saw several people cutting wire from streetlights on the Marshall Avenue-Lake Street Bridge and later from streetlights near Marshall Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
According to prosecutors, surveillance video was recovered showing Hayes driving the Ford Explorer prior to the fatal collision.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Investigators also found video surveillance of the shooting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Officers on surveillance saw several people cutting wire from streetlights on the Marshall Avenue-Lake Street Bridge and later from streetlights near Marshall Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
According to prosecutors, surveillance video was recovered showing Hayes driving the Ford Explorer prior to the fatal collision.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Investigators also found video surveillance of the shooting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillance
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Clearly, a majority of Americans reject the stale mindset of last century’s thinking peddled by some that oil and natural gas production and environmental stewardship are not compatible.—
Edward Cross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Each class tends its own garden plot and uses it to learn about science, environmental stewardship, healthy food and composting.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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Seventy-six signings have been made on Parkinson’s watch.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fresno has been issued a freeze watch.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Regarding Anthropic’s other red line, autonomous weapons, the definition is narrow enough to be manageable—systems that select and engage targets without human supervision.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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Although she was quickly released from federal custody, Armstrong is subject to probation officer supervision while awaiting trial.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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The alleged lookout, Sa Quan Kirksey, 25, was charged Tuesday with four counts of murder, two counts of burglary and one count of theft.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her daughters — artists Alison and Lezley, and writer Tracye, their mother’s studio director — also stay on the lookout for objects that might catch her eye.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Both Opus and Sonnet can navigate applications, fill out forms and work across platforms with minimal oversight.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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The bill wouldn’t legalize the practice or set up an oversight structure regulating it, as the state did with marijuana and Nevada has done with prostitution in several counties.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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For instance, the current system demonstrates radio-frequency communication, but full spacecraft electronics involve many other components, including processors, memory systems, and power management units.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Fifty-year-old Daniel Taylor, a professor of marketing and supply chain management at the university’s Rawls College of Business, faces a charge of conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2026
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The project also required coordinated operation between the large heat pump and the mechanical vapor recompression unit across all operating phases, with system integration and process control designed to ensure stable and efficient performance under varying production conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to analysts, China is walking a fine line between encouraging domestic development of AI models and maintaining strict controls on how those models are used.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Conventional policing methods were often constrained by distance, with specialist air support based hundreds of miles away in Sydney and limited local resources stretching response times.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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While the cities assert the contract changes came as a surprise with limited transparency, the county argues that policing has become far more expensive and that these municipalities must now pay for the true cost of the services.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Surveillance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillance. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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