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Recent Examples of wiretap
As attorney general, Robert Kennedy approved Hoover's request in 1963 to wiretap King amid concerns that King was associating with communists.
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Bitdefender also manages programs that wiretap you through the microphone.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
In that case, federal investigators obtained approval to wiretap his phone amid questions about $300,000 that wound up in bank accounts belonging to him and his wife.
—Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
The agency has extraordinary power to wiretap Americans and engage in cyber espionage, and its leader has great influence over whether that power is abused.
Is this legal?
—Patrick Reis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Bitdefender also manages programs that wiretap you through the microphone.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
In that case, federal investigators obtained approval to wiretap his phone amid questions about $300,000 that wound up in bank accounts belonging to him and his wife.
—Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
The agency has extraordinary power to wiretap Americans and engage in cyber espionage, and its leader has great influence over whether that power is abused.
Is this legal?
—Patrick Reis, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretap
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Overstreet’s connection to coaching pro players such as cornerback Jaylon Johnson (Chicago Bears) and DaRon Bland (Dallas Cowboys) has become a resource that many of the Knights are trying to tap into.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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But with Colorado’s snowpack at its lowest-ever levels, the bank is close to tapped-out.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Avdija is at risk of missing out on postseason honors entirely because of a midseason back injury that cost him 16 full games, forced him to leave immediately from a 17th and continues to bug him down the stretch of the season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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This sense of solidarity extends into the rose garden, where a dozen or so common pests show up year after year — some in spring, some in summer, and some persist and bug our roses (and us) throughout the year.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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And then head out to spy for local birds and native plants at the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in the San Fernando Valley where San Fernando Valley Audubon Society keeps a watchful eye to maintain its vibrancy.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The lush property is a nature lover’s dream with its tropical garden and opportunities to spy native species from iguanas to flamingos.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lyonne was overheard asking, Page Six reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The only real threat is a whistleblower, like an outcast kid overhearing the whole criminal scheme from the floor below his mother’s office.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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