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as in interference
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as in wiretapping
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The Parcae project revolutionized electronic eavesdropping Ivan Amato NRO
In the early 1970s, the Cold War had reached a particularly frigid moment, and U.S. military and intelligence officials had a problem.
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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2025
There is also additional information on how this works to protect governments from nation state eavesdropping on the iOS platform.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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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IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2025
There is also additional information on how this works to protect governments from nation state eavesdropping on the iOS platform.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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Spectrum Effect Helps Operators Make The Most Of Licensed Spectrum Spectrum Effect offers an innovative platform that provides network operators with granular visibility into RAN interference detection and offers fine-tuning capabilities powered by an AI-RAN operations engine.—
Will Townsend,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Roman was indicted alongside Trump in the Georgia election interference case, which was brought by Willis in 2023 and currently remains in limbo.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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He has been taken to the police station for interrogation multiple times, his parents said in a statement.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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The first episode focuses on Jamie’s arrest, from the cops’ sudden, early-morning arrival in his home to a climactic interrogation scene.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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Photos released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency showed Kim observing a large reconnaissance drone resembling the U.S.-made RQ-4B Global Hawk, first unveiled during a 2023 military exhibition.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The agency said the test demonstrated the reconnaissance drone’s ability to track multiple targets and monitor troop movements on land and at sea, potentially enhancing North Korea’s intelligence-gathering operations and ability to neutralize enemy threats.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The man was brought back to Oakland for questioning and was to be booked at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Just whittling down a potential pool of hundreds of jury candidates is expected to last as many as three days at the end of April, the judge said, before the final panel undergoes voir dire questioning, scheduled to begin the first few days of May.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, the agreement requires that all buildings be fully electric and have fire-suppressing sprinklers, prohibits the installation of natural gas infrastructure and mandates that the developer install a wildfire surveillance camera as part of a county and San Diego Gas & Electric program.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said the woman set up a surveillance camera at her desk, which captured her co-worker, Joseph Ross, drop something into her Coca-Cola, WISN reported, citing the complaint.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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