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Recent Examples of wiretap
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
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Time, 13 July 2023
Despite the technology’s potential for good, of course, there is a clear Orwellian thread in the idea of a future where bad actors can wiretap your brain.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
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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Time, 13 July 2023
Despite the technology’s potential for good, of course, there is a clear Orwellian thread in the idea of a future where bad actors can wiretap your brain.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
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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Fill a cup of your favorite brew, and tap here to learn about the big reaction to Dutch Bros on Finneytown's busy Winton Road.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The 31-year-old rapper and singer has been tapped as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performer.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Don’t let those small scratches bug you—just use a little Bar Keeper’s Friend to buff them out.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The singer admitted that he bugs Brown and his son for constant updates on the baby girl.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Depending on your age and foreign language ability, fulfilling your James Bond spy fantasies may not be very realistic—but spying for the British government just got more accessible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Sep. 2025
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The launch comes after the outgoing chief of MI6, Sir Richard Moore, used a rare public speech in Prague in July 2023 to appeal to Russian citizens to spy for the UK.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Among the options the senators could be overheard discussing were a very short stopgap bill while an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies is negotiated.—
Jamie Tarabay,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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But a nurse eventually overhears Archer and Hannah discussing it, and misunderstands the situation.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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