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At some point, talking to her stopped feeling like an interview and more like eavesdropping as Glaser let her inner voice spiral.—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025 -
In September, authorities searched Wen’s home and found around 50,000 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and a receiver that detects eavesdropping devices, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
4 Dec. 2024
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Police are still searching for the man who attacked Young and Chanel after releasing surveillance footage of the suspect late Friday.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Jiang Kevin Jiang/Instagram Police obtained video surveillance from a nearby residence.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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And, even if all the accounts were 2FA-protected, there’s still that hacker reconnaissance issue to consider.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 5, 1967, when his aircraft vanished, the agency said.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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As both a documentarian and frequent interviewee himself, Questlove says that he’s learned that using contemporary observations, especially from a subject, aren’t necessarily the best way to pinpoint their impact.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Direct observation eventually undermined the theory.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Wiretapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapping. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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