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Recent Examples of wiretap
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.
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Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
—Time, 13 July 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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Jake Offenhartz and Karen Matthews, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
—Time, 13 July 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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Nwsl | Getty Images National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman is tapping into star power to guide the league’s growth.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Apple Music users can access their Replay by locating the Listen Now tab in the app, scrolling to the Replay section, tapping the Replay '25 playlist, and then selecting the plus button in the top right.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Time to start bugging a friend with Hulu + Live TV instead or invest in an antenna.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both can reduce debris or items that attract the boxelder bugs.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, 64 people in Taiwan were prosecuted for spying for China—more than the previous two years combined—with principal targets being current or former military personnel.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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And when Clara spies her classmate Miller Adams (Mason Thames) along the roadside, and decides to give him a ride, the film introduces a next-generation complication-that-isn’t-really-one.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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On June 20, 1940, someone told the night policeman, Tip Hunter, that Elbert Williams, a relative of Elisha Davis, had been overheard proposing a meeting between the Brownsville and Jackson NAACP branches.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jim MacDonald, a commercial fisherman, had overheard radio transmissions between the Fitzgerald and the Anderson the night of the disaster.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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