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as in interference
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as in wiretapping
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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
Analysts estimate quantitative indicators of military strength using a sprawling infrastructure of satellites, open-source data collection, spies, and electronic eavesdropping.
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
Ratings on this measure are down significantly in the Trump era, although in many cases the slide began during the Obama presidency, coinciding with revelations about NSA eavesdropping and other similar stories.
—Richard Wike, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2020
Later, Marlinspike met with the company’s other cofounder, Jan Koum, who had grown up in Soviet Ukraine under the constant threat of KGB eavesdropping.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016
Instead, expect closed-door negotiations where no one’s eavesdropping.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
Ratings on this measure are down significantly in the Trump era, although in many cases the slide began during the Obama presidency, coinciding with revelations about NSA eavesdropping and other similar stories.
—Richard Wike, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2020
Later, Marlinspike met with the company’s other cofounder, Jan Koum, who had grown up in Soviet Ukraine under the constant threat of KGB eavesdropping.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016
Instead, expect closed-door negotiations where no one’s eavesdropping.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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President-elect Trump’s legal team submitted a written opposition Friday to the Georgia Supreme Court over Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s request to have the state’s high court review her removal from the former president’s 2020 election interference case.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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McDuffie was called for pass interference five times and Jones was called for offsides five times.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement California Cops lie to suspects during interrogations.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Aircraft carriers are critical for air operations, including strikes against ground targets, aerial reconnaissance, and air superiority missions.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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In the waning weeks of his presidency, Carter approved the creation of the Joint Special Operations Force, a group of elite military from all branches that would train and plan top-secret reconnaissance missions and other clandestine deadly attacks.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, local news in particular has proven to be a critical piece of infrastructure, providing up-to-the-minute evacuation orders, live video of fast-moving fires and tough questioning of officials during press conferences.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Quiz Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week for questioning as part of her confirmation process for U.S. attorney general in the Trump Administration.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Anyone with video surveillance footage of the incident should call the CHP’s South Sacramento office at 916-897-5600 and ask for Officer Lloyd.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Jan. 2025
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Video surveillance footage from the complex shows Torres’ Honda Pilot pull into the complex, then the woman is seen getting out of a vehicle not shown on camera and walking toward her door, deputies said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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