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Noun
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The team’s three-year investigation found that roughly half of all geostationary satellite signals are left vulnerable to eavesdropping.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025 -
But recording a conversation that a person is not participating in violates the eavesdropping statute, Heath said.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Also popular are small-batch brews with members of a home brew club or another small group bringing their own recipe, brewing it on site and participating in a tapping event to showcase their creation.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Moving to one system also enabled BSE to streamline processes with different teams across the building—including work associated with the Nets, the WNBA’s New York Liberty and the Barclays Center venue itself—while also increasingly tapping players as their own distribution channels.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Privacy and civil liberties advocates also warn these surveillance tools represent a grave threat and say there is not a sufficient regulatory framework in place or oversight to ensure federal agents are using new technologies in a way that protects privacy and constitutional rights.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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In short, Australia is developing an autonomous underwater surveillance network using local technology and ship platforms to monitor its northern approaches more effectively.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That thing’s been bugging on him for a while.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
29 Dec. 2025
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Then Julian dropped one of his wireless earbuds into Olympia’s purse, using it as a crude bugging device.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite Danish naval unit that conducts long-range reconnaissance and enforces Danish sovereignty in the Arctic wilderness, is also stationed in Greenland.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The group allegedly steals employee lists and job titles by compromising HR software platforms and conducting extensive reconnaissance on LinkedIn, said Nixon.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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They were linked in a secret video shown to Party members to a Cuban businessman accused of spying for Spain, though they were never charged.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 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
Noun
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Though their observation has yet to be verified by wildlife biologists, Kogo and Tapanes are working with Burmese pythons specialists at the University of Florida to confirm the species.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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The most interesting observation from the Zubac injury was how well the Clippers played with Brook Lopez in the mix.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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France’s national anti-terror prosecutor’s office is also monitoring the case, BFMTV said.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Wiretapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapping. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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