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as in interference
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as in wiretapping
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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
Aside from some intense eavesdropping, the system can also cut the connection between the drone and its controller.
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New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet from the first moment on the day of the breakup, Ben and Claire encounter a series of problems, everything from a bus ride with an obnoxious eavesdropping passenger (Stavros Halkias) to reuniting with an overzealous crush (Kate Pittard).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Analysts estimate quantitative indicators of military strength using a sprawling infrastructure of satellites, open-source data collection, spies, and electronic eavesdropping.
—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
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New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
Yet from the first moment on the day of the breakup, Ben and Claire encounter a series of problems, everything from a bus ride with an obnoxious eavesdropping passenger (Stavros Halkias) to reuniting with an overzealous crush (Kate Pittard).
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Analysts estimate quantitative indicators of military strength using a sprawling infrastructure of satellites, open-source data collection, spies, and electronic eavesdropping.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
Noun
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Some called it a blatant act of interference in the German elections, which were then about a week away.—
Simon Shuster/Berlin,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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If there are programs which are really useful, which are not serving [the] goal of interference, the goal of destabilization, the goal of putting pressure on patriotic governments, then, of course, there will be time for revision, and the proper decisions can be made.—
Peter Aitken,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, the opening day of the competition, the inventors had set up shop onstage at the Ferst Center for the Arts, in preparation for their demos and subsequent critical interrogations.—
Matthew Sherrill,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The fact that a person is allowed to write a falsehood and take down an entire community with nary a hint of interrogation is damaging.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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This allows drones and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets to enter electromagnetic warfare (EW) environments that are being occupied by multiple forces.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Between 1947 and 1950, American reconnaissance planes thoroughly photographed the area for cartographic purposes.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Feb. 2025
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After the detainment and questioning of more than 40 U.S. citizens produce no solid leads and a second, smaller cyberattack on a consumer bank leaves the nation in turmoil, George appears to be losing control of the investigation — and the country is losing its faith in him.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Offering a rare look at all the backdoor lobbying, moral questioning and endless waiting involved in an affair that lasted for nearly two months, director Brandon Kramer does an impressive job revealing the personal and geopolitical aspects of a heartbreaking true story.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Much of the evidence outlined in the FBI complaint is from cellphone data, surveillance video and license-plate readers that allegedly place the defendants in the vicinity of the burglaries.—
Curt Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Young people explained they had been socialized to anticipate workplace surveillance—one structured not by current employee monitoring, but instead by the acts of potential—or imagined—surveillance.—
Brooke Erin Duffy,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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