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wiretapped

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past tense of wiretap

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Agustin Ojeda tapped a pass to Nicolas Fernandez near the right sideline and darted toward the end line on the give-and-go.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The French maison’s makeup line, known as La Beauté Louis Vuitton, tapped Nicolas Ghesquière (LV’s artistic director) and Pat McGrath (the house’s creative director for cosmetics) for its new limited-edition offering.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

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The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance.

— Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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While checking into his hotel in Paris three years ago, Lucas overheard a pair of rugby fans from South Africa talking about their monthlong stay in France for the tournament.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
The following morning, on the train back to London, people could be overheard complimenting the play and discussing its big revelations.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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According to party rules, officials, especially those who hold leadership positions, are required to declare a change in marital status, so they’re flagged for oversight and potentially monitored for any links to corruption.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Between 60% and 70% of new Ebola cases are being detected among people who were not already being monitored as contacts, meaning health workers may only discover infections after patients become sick and have had opportunities to expose others.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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