eavesdrop

The president sometimes messes with the reporters on the line or lets people around him eavesdrop on speakerphone.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

Ushakov suggested during one interview with a Russian news site that some conversations happen over WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging app owned by Meta, and that could allow people to eavesdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

Their ability to detect low-frequency sounds helps them eavesdrop on the mating calls of frogs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2025

If Angela Rayner thinks that too, then her decision may well come down to how seriously she takes the warnings that China could eavesdrop on the UK's banks.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

“Sent by Lord Asriel. They helped us escape yesterday, but if they’re on our side, they shouldn’t hide and eavesdrop on us. And if they do, they’re the last people who should talk about dishonor.”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

One of the few au courant innovations on “What’s in the Box?” involves surveillance: As one couple answers questions, the camera eavesdrops on the conversations among their competition, which can range from catty to worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

Mailata, a five-year veteran, eavesdrops on Kelce’s tutorials to Jurgens so he can learn more about football.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023

The film eavesdrops on board meetings and attends parties.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022

The musical eavesdrops on a choreographer as she procrastinates over a sad task in her garden and warily ponders the glamour and fuss of a lifetime achievement award.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

Mom eavesdrops on Abuela and me then lambastes us with one of her sixty-odd diatribes when she doesn’t like what she hears.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

“Maybe they’re fakes, maybe they are eavesdropped conversations,” Putin said of the transcripts earlier reported by Bloomberg News.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

What none of the call's participants know is that they're being eavesdropped on - and their conversation is being recorded.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

Amid revelations that the NSA had eavesdropped on allied leaders — including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.N. diplomats — President Barack Obama in 2013 ordered the agency to stop the practice.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2023

One night, as I eavesdropped before being chased to bed, I heard her say how bright the explosion was.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

The rafiqs, the comrades, were everywhere and they’d split Kabul into two groups: those who eavesdropped and those who didn’t.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

It was an undecipherable crackle, and he suspected Flock had hung vinyl sheets on windows to defeat eavesdropping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

It was part of a network of country houses with similar set-ups for eavesdropping, with the gathered intelligence then shared with Bletchley Park.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Unlike surround-sound in movie theaters which pinpoints directionality, the result here was diffusion — not eavesdropping but pure immersion.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

The moment the door to the flat was forced was recorded on an audio eavesdropping device - a bug - that UK law enforcement had put in the flat.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

“Um, Fred?” said Scruffy, looking around to make sure nobody was eavesdropping.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein