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surveillance

[ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns] / sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl jəns /


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Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat is an uncrewed aircraft, developed with the Royal Australian Air Force, to fly alongside crewed fighter jets carrying out electronic warfare and surveillance and to help multiply forces.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The strikes targeted "Iranian military targets including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets," it said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Sonny D, an AI researcher who declined to provide his last name because of surveillance concerns, is involved with a group called AI Action that focuses on issues such as job displacement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Bisignano’s lawyer denied the allegations, stating he never directed anyone to engage in surveillance or look through employee communications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Over one thousand Panthers were jailed, many on false charges, as a result of informants, perpetual surveillance, and other law enforcement tactics that would later become defining features of the War on Drugs.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

And with the increased use of the Internet and so that changed the level of technical complexity of the surveillances that the FBI wanted to do.

From MSNBC May 30, 2019

"I have conducted surveillances for Triangle in England, in South America, Miami, California, Hong Kong, Peru, Alaska. I travel all over the world doing these surveillances and nothing really changes," Sullivan said.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2015

I am still being surveilled, but now it’s much harder to tie all those small surveillances back to me and ads don’t follow me around.

From Slate Mar. 2, 2015

Del Rosario said the latest Chinese activity in Scarborough Shoal was discussed at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, where fresh surveillances pictures were shown.

From Reuters Sep. 4, 2013

The soldiers went to bed, and Keyser lay wondering for a while before he took his nap between his surveillances.

From Red Men and White by Remington, Frederic




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