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surveillance

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


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Platforms are continuing to build trading surveillance capabilities, but they haven’t done the same for the information that resolves their contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Read more: Did JetBlue just admit to surveillance pricing?

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

A large drone hovered over his house for two weeks, Ani said it belonged to the surveillance company.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Improving surveillance systems is a key priority, along with developing faster and more accurate diagnostic tools.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

“But I think it’s troublesome for the country that there is surveillance of citizens, and that the right of privacy is being threatened.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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