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Recent Examples of wiretap
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
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Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
—Time, 13 July 2023
Despite the technology’s potential for good, of course, there is a clear Orwellian thread in the idea of a future where bad actors can wiretap your brain.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
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Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
—Time, 13 July 2023
Despite the technology’s potential for good, of course, there is a clear Orwellian thread in the idea of a future where bad actors can wiretap your brain.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretap
Verb
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Last February, the actress was tapped by Moroccanoil to front the brand’s first fragrance campaign.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Chuck Lorre has been tapped to give a keynote speech at the upcoming Banff World Media Festival.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ema then asks the question that’s been bugging her—why hasn’t Leo’s body been found?—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Ferrell bugs his eyes out and sighs a series of increasingly desperate spit-takes, but this project was probably doomed from the get-go.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Shauna then spies a swarm of moths attracted to a fluorescent light in the ceiling, dooming themselves to fly toward nothingness again and again and again.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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Visitors may now spy Lil’ Yachty, a gator found at the Mount Dora Country Club, who is missing part of his tail.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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What Tamie overheard next would affect both of their lives forever.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Vasquez Sura could overhear the conversation as an officer told her husband to turn off the car and get out.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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