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surveillance

[ser-vay-luhns, -vayl-yuhns] / sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl jəns /


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An earlier audit of the museum’s security protocols found that the Louvre’s video surveillance and physical security systems relied on a weak password, “LOUVRE.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Anduril is a military technology company, and it produces drones and surveillance systems.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

She also said the ophthalmology "capacity appears insufficient to meet the demand", adding that the absence of a national mechanism means those "requiring surveillance for ophthalmic conditions may experience prolonged delays".

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

From Batman masks to offline maps, young Indian protesters have responded to one of New Delhi's toughest security crackdowns with improvised tactics designed to evade surveillance and keep demonstrations alive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Still, I am already moving toward it, part of me eager for a chance to move again, instead of standing frozen before the surveillance footage of our city, as I have been.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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 Frederic Remington


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