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Recent Examples of surveillant
The consequences of that world for the surveillant as well as the surveilled is a lesson for this day and age for sure.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillant
Noun
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While the signing marks a symbolic step forward, the contents of the document remain undisclosed, leaving regional observers awaiting clarity on its terms and enforcement mechanisms.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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But observers caution that these aren’t gigs that call for high quality drama.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Employees deemed essential to public safety, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, border patrol and air traffic controllers are required to report for duty without pay.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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During the same patrol, coast guard personnel discovered a second buoy at the northern end of Scarborough Shoal, after spotting one placed near the middle of the atoll earlier in the week, the official said.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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But now, as California enters what is historically the most dangerous part of fire season — the end of summer before the first major rains — lone human sentries have largely given way to a new type of fire lookout on mountain tops: high-tech cameras.—
Paul Rogers,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By removing friction, letting AI handle the heavy lifting and investing in modern SAT/PST, leaders transform reluctant users into proactive sentinels.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The satellite, Space Weather Follow-On L1 (SWFO-L1), is launching just in time, as scientists warn our aging fleet of solar sentinels is reaching the end of its life.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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