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wiretaps

verb

present tense third-person singular of wiretap

as in taps

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For general-purpose use, Microsoft already taps its own central processing units as well as silicon from Intel and AMD.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
An InStyle editor taps a celebrity nail artist to round up 10 pretty colors worth bookmarking this season.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

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Irwin is uncertain if the second infestation of bed bugs last weekend were ones that weren’t caught the first time, or if a person brought new bed bugs in.

— Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Not too much bugs him, but he sometimes is annoyed by his baby sister and doesn’t trust people who put pineapple on their pizza.

— Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026

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One morning at school, Frida spies bruises on Elia’s back and overhears her and Emmanuel talking about having been disciplined by their parents.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Late one night, Clark spies what appears to be a sliver of light coming through a crack in the wall of the store’s basement.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026

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