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eavesdrop

verb as in listen without permission

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An eavesdropping party took pity on us and sent over some shots.

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In fact it was the revelations about the scale of UK and US digital eavesdropping by former contractor Edward Snowden that may have spurred China to become more ambitious in cyber-space.

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Concerns have been raised that Chinese operatives could use the site to tap into the cables and eavesdrop.

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It was like eavesdropping on a dark chapter in his own life.

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His keyboard and piano skills, formed around Southern church traditions, led him to eavesdropping on sessions at Stax Records’ studios, which took notice of his uncommonly soulful musicianship.

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