surveillance
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"They're typically used for detecting mines or surveillance, but the Navy is still experimenting with the fleet in the strait to see what it can do."
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
US Central Command later said that the US Air Force and Navy had command and control, defense and surveillance stations.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The company invited TV crews to come to its New York headquarters so it could show off its surveillance and enforcement systems, and it launched an ad campaign that focused on banning insider trading.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
A VPN also adds a layer of protection against government surveillance by both encrypting internet traffic and routing it through secure servers, often located in different countries.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
“And they certainly have got me. They’ve got my number and they’ve got me under surveillance, and they’ve got me right where they want me.That’s what they told me at my interrogation.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing surveillance
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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This Week In Words: August 1–6, 2020
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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