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eavesdrop

[eevz-drop] / ˈivzˌdrɒp /


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It is nothing short of a revelation, one in which we are invited to eavesdrop on a decadeslong tête-à-tête between the two masters as they discover, reinvent and refine their forms and materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

In rehearsal, Mays fully inhabits his role — and his costume — moving with a lithe formality as he strives to eavesdrop on Mozart and Constanze.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025

I figured I was gonna have ’bout a hour to eavesdrop on the meeting afore I had to get back to Cooter’s home.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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