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Federal officials face a looming threat of foreign nationals utilizing drones to surveil United States military bases after two recent arrests and a string of mysterious incursions suggest the country’s airspace is ill-equipped to handle the rapidly evolving technology.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Chair Andrew Ferguson withdrew a request for comment on a study looking into how companies surveil the shopping habits of consumers online and offer dynamic pricing as a result.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Given the challenges coming from Beijing, justices said Washington was within its power to deny it one of its strongest toeholds out of concern that it could be used to surveil Americans, steal their secrets, and feed them a stream of propaganda useful to China’s big-picture goals.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
As John and Celina work to keep their cop identities under wraps yet also manage the potentially explosive situation, Lt. Wade Grey (Richard T. Jones) and rookie Miles Penn (Deric Augustine) surveil the action from a van.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Chair Andrew Ferguson withdrew a request for comment on a study looking into how companies surveil the shopping habits of consumers online and offer dynamic pricing as a result.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Given the challenges coming from Beijing, justices said Washington was within its power to deny it one of its strongest toeholds out of concern that it could be used to surveil Americans, steal their secrets, and feed them a stream of propaganda useful to China’s big-picture goals.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
As John and Celina work to keep their cop identities under wraps yet also manage the potentially explosive situation, Lt. Wade Grey (Richard T. Jones) and rookie Miles Penn (Deric Augustine) surveil the action from a van.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Tybee Island's entire police department of about 30 officers will be monitoring the event, along with approximately 130 officers from other local agencies providing support to Tybee for the festival.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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There is also an exceptional and endearing mixed-species romance to spy; the improbable results of which is the unexpected birth of a hybrid rockaroni chick—perhaps a sign of evolution and what may turn out to be a brand-new species.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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As gunfire fills the air, Clyde spies Spencer in the train.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Helping distract the men from the matter at hand was Tim snooping around the Deputy Director’s office, and getting caught.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Snowplow parenting tells me to lean into snooping and send emails to their teachers requesting retakes and extensions.—
Gail Cornwall,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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