eavesdropping

Example Sentences

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Any attempt to intercept the quantum signals disturbs them, creating detectable errors that alert users to possible eavesdropping.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

The fourth wall, encoded in the architecture of the proscenium stage, fosters the illusion that audiences are eavesdropping on a cordoned off reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

A VPN cannot protect you from all online threats, such as eavesdropping attacks, fake Wi-Fi hotspots or IP-based tracking.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Friedman said he and Simonds want to use NSO’s eavesdropping and surveillance technologies to “achieve a safer world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

There was a conversation going on, and Laila knew that she was at one end of it, but she felt removed from it, as though she were merely eavesdropping.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini