surveillance

Example Sentences

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Officials said exposure to lead in the nuggets was found during a routine surveillance sampling conducted by a state partner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

ShiftKey denied engaging in surveillance wage setting when reached by MarketWatch for comment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

He accused the two newspapers of subjecting him to "an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession with having every aspect of my life under surveillance so they could get the run on their competitors".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“They said, ‘We need to keep you under surveillance to protect you.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It was rather as if someone under surveillance kept turning up at particular locations but was never observed traveling between them.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson