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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
After Durkin challenged the government’s eavesdropping methods in the case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in 2013 held a highly unusual closed-door session with government officials over whether Durkin should be allowed to view confidential surveillance documents.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The experiment involved 40 pet dogs divided into three categories (young, adult, and senior) and two groups (eavesdropping and control).
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2025
The psychological manipulation runs deeper than simple eavesdropping.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
That sort of possible eavesdropping by bad actors has been a concern with public scanner traffic for decades.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The experiment involved 40 pet dogs divided into three categories (young, adult, and senior) and two groups (eavesdropping and control).
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2025
The psychological manipulation runs deeper than simple eavesdropping.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
That sort of possible eavesdropping by bad actors has been a concern with public scanner traffic for decades.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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The Anglo-Saxons, who have been given the multiracial treatment by the BBC’s casting directors, are squabbling natives whose weakness invites foreign interference.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Marina took advantage of a couple of penalties to move upfield, a horse collar tackle and a pass interference call where Saporito and Ramos took turns running the ball to move into scoring territory.—
David Delgado,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s appointees on the task force include Lizzie (Alison Oliver), a state police officer who’s regularly tormented by her fellow cops, and Aleah (Thuso Mbedu), who wins over a suspect in interrogation by sharing awful details of her past.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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During Cardi B‘s civil trial over claims the rapper physically assaulted a security guard, footage from the court room battle was quickly memeified thanks to Cardi’s viral witness-stand interrogation.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers extracted location data from the photos to track the kids through satellites and reconnaissance.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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The military could also adopt the MAV for reconnaissance missions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The questioning was amplified by the official HHS and White House rapid response social media accounts.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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Studies on workplace learning have shown that time for reflection and questioning is essential for retention and problem-solving, yet this often gets cut in the name of efficiency.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The biggest Flock controversy centers on allegations that law enforcement has abused the company’s surveillance network to target women, immigrants, and people engaging in legal activity outside their home states.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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For a community that has historically faced discrimination, the surveillance potential of AI assistive technologies represents a genuine threat to autonomy and dignity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The film stages its riot of activity as hard-nosed honesty, but its portrait is ultimately as ginned-up and inexact as the fictional news broadcast’s lurid prying.—
Richard Lawson,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other prying eyes won’t have access to the documents, either.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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