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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
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
The courts ultimately denied the order, but only because enabling the FBI to wiretap the car in that case would have meant turning off other safety features.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2016
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Marc Caputo, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Bitdefender also manages programs that wiretap you through the microphone.
—PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
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
The courts ultimately denied the order, but only because enabling the FBI to wiretap the car in that case would have meant turning off other safety features.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretap
Verb
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Musk is now reportedly planning to tap the market for $20 billion with a bond sale that could come as early as next week, according to the Financial Times.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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In the photo, the Babygirl actress could be seen tapping into her screen siren status by posing with her hands tousling her curls.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
Verb
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The necessity of the trip at all is what's been bugging me.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
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His doctor had been bugging him for years to get a colonoscopy because of his age, but Driggers declined.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Expect to spy herds of elephants or noisy hippos wading in the river just a few feet away.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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In 2024, the Canadian women’s national team was accused of using a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session in the days leading up to its opening match at the Paris Olympics, triggering a spying scandal that led to sanctions against Canada.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Police interviewed other witnesses, including a neighbor, who overheard the beating.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
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The two were walking around the Hotel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France, when the conversation was overheard by astute observers.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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