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Intercepting them, however, could be viewed as a threat to the country’s energy security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Intercepting Phil Foden was massive for the goal.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

Intercepting private communications is only allowed with a judge's prior consent for reasons such as national security, and doing so without authorization can be punished with six to 12 years of jail time.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

Intercepting those communications would be valuable in monitoring the responses to a future crisis in the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, or East China Sea that would be valuable to military war planners.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Nash's first attack on Harvey took the form of a small volume, entitled, "Strange News of the Intercepting of Certain Letters," published very early in 1593.

From The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life Of Jack Wilton With An Essay On The Life And Writings Of Thomas Nash By Edmund Gosse by Gosse, Edmund