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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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The Indian government has cracked down in areas where Maoist groups are active – an approach that, while appearing to reduce the threat level, has been criticized by some observers as heavy-handed and prone to abuse.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Roberts, Barrett and Gorsuch are seen as key swing votes Two conservative justices — John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett — are seen by veteran court observers as the most likely swing votes in the birthright citizenship case.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The department will assign additional personnel to patrol shifts, with enhanced patrols scheduled at random times during the first two weeks of the summer break.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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There has been a noticeable decline in poaching since regular patrols were performed in the park, officials said, and this work is evident through both male and female deer appearing on the cameras.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Occasionally, gang members would come rushing in and that’s when auto sentry guns would be useful.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos.—
Sofia Giannuzzi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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These physiological and sensory adaptations underpin the species’ ability to traverse vast ocean basins, from coastal foraging grounds to the depths of the White Shark Café, cementing their role as sentinels of both nearshore and open‑ocean ecosystems.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The sentinels are currently being tested at Deep’s facility in Gloucestershire near Wales.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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