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surveillance

[ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns] / sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yəns /


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Borod says that Polymarket won’t offer Liga MX markets that raise integrity concerns, and that access to official league data allows for real-time trading surveillance.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"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

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

But while the agents were supposed to be keeping Blackie under close surveillance, they’d lost him in the Osage Hills.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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