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Canada has also committed fresh resources to patrol its border, including deploying two new Blackhawk helicopters and buying 60 U.S.-made drones to surveil the border.
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Ana Swanson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Amid the Los Angeles Uprising, the LAPD, INS, and other government agencies coordinated to surveil, seize, interrogate, and deport undocumented immigrants.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
When employers surveil employees, workers feel micromanaged, which leads to resentment and dissatisfaction.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Another was technology used to surveil beyond international norms.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ana Swanson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Amid the Los Angeles Uprising, the LAPD, INS, and other government agencies coordinated to surveil, seize, interrogate, and deport undocumented immigrants.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
When employers surveil employees, workers feel micromanaged, which leads to resentment and dissatisfaction.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Another was technology used to surveil beyond international norms.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveil
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This involves scoping out and analyzing where to do fuel reduction, and monitoring smoke after lightning strikes and at campgrounds.—
Dua Anjum,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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According to Harrison, the UIL is receptive to feedback and will continue to monitor the state semifinal round.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
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More: Narco-submarine crew arrested in plot to ferry thousands of kilos of coke on the high seas Narco-subs and fishermen spies Corrupting authorities responsible for finding drug traffickers is just one of the many ways smugglers aim to bring cocaine to the U.S. undetected by law enforcement.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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On to you, Android crew The easiest way for someone to spy is by logging into your Google account.—
Kim Komando,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Further stirring the pot is the appearance of an FBI agent (Jenna Elfman) who starts snooping around into missives about Vines’ death.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Starlink should not be able to snoop on the details of White House staffers’ usage, thanks to nearly-universal encryption of web site and app traffic.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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