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Recent Examples of wiretapping
James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.
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Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
Michael Gagnon was charged with unlawful wiretapping and violating an abuse prevention order.
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Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
The two men planted themselves at the bedside of the ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft to block Bush administration officials from making an end run to get Ashcroft’s permission to reauthorize a secret no-warrant wiretapping program.
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Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
In the decades since, multiple presidents have relied on that congressional mandate to justify a grab bag of military counterterrorism activities, including the detention of people who had not been convicted of a crime at Guantanamo Bay and the secret wiretapping of Americans.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
So prosecutors are being forced to try other methods to establish who fired the gun, including phone tracing, interviews and wiretapping.
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Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.
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Niniek Karmini,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
The New York Times withheld some details in advance about the US Bay of Pigs invasion, and for months delayed a story on national security administration warrantless wiretapping during the Bush administration after White House officials said the story’s publication would endanger American lives.
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Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
Later that year, he was charged with wiretapping, and although authorities did not offer more details, local journalists have reported that the alleged wiretapping was meant to monitor the investigation of his mother.
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James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.
—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
Michael Gagnon was charged with unlawful wiretapping and violating an abuse prevention order.
—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
The two men planted themselves at the bedside of the ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft to block Bush administration officials from making an end run to get Ashcroft’s permission to reauthorize a secret no-warrant wiretapping program.
—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
In the decades since, multiple presidents have relied on that congressional mandate to justify a grab bag of military counterterrorism activities, including the detention of people who had not been convicted of a crime at Guantanamo Bay and the secret wiretapping of Americans.
—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
So prosecutors are being forced to try other methods to establish who fired the gun, including phone tracing, interviews and wiretapping.
—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Past disputes have included Australian intelligence wiretapping accusations involving Indonesia's former president, the execution of Australian drug smugglers and tensions over people smuggling.
—
Niniek Karmini,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
The New York Times withheld some details in advance about the US Bay of Pigs invasion, and for months delayed a story on national security administration warrantless wiretapping during the Bush administration after White House officials said the story’s publication would endanger American lives.
—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretapping
Noun
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He was charged with five felony counts of eavesdropping, 23 misdemeanor counts of secretly filming another person and three misdemeanor counts of unlawful dissemination of private recordings.
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The staff of Sermitsiaq had taken to leaving their phones outside editorial meetings, for fear of eavesdropping by the United States.
Verb
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Certainly, many of these organizations are virtuous, tapping different constituencies, and forming alliances to reinforce common interests.
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This included some store closures (including the majority of its off-price Saks Off 5th locations), tapping additional financing, and repairing relationships with brands.
Noun
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Sometime before the murder Gonzalez was seen on surveillance video footage moving interior cameras.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
Verb
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The necessity of the trip at all is what's been bugging me.
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His doctor had been bugging him for years to get a colonoscopy because of his age, but Driggers declined.
Noun
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The Barracuda class is designed to perform a wide range of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, land-attack operations, and special forces support.
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Its Russian captain allegedly acted on Russian intelligence and a Russian corvette ran reconnaissance.
Verb
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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.
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But that doesn’t mean the government’s spying powers will disappear.
Noun
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One of the more notable aspects of the announcement is American Fusion’s emphasis on third-party observation.
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All these and more measurements and observations are recorded.
Verb
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But Iran denied making any new commitments on monitoring, with state media reporting that Tehran did not negotiate the nuclear issue during 18 hours of discussions.
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The current surveillance camera system in Clarendon Hills has been in service for approximately eight years, with the focus being on monitoring the train crossing in the center of the village, along with limited areas of the central business district.
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“Wiretapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapping. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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