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Recent Examples of surveillant
The consequences of that world for the surveillant as well as the surveilled is a lesson for this day and age for sure.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillant
Noun
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For a few fleeting minutes, observers inside the moon’s dark central shadow — the umbra — will see the sun completely covered, revealing the spectacular solar corona and plunging landscapes into an eerie twilight.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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That the government is spending more on tourism while Cubans go without basics shows how far the Communist revolution has devolved, observers say.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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In addition to drug trafficking and money laundering, this mysterious criminal group has been linked to incidents where police investigators or border patrol agents were bribed, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Calls can free up patrol officers for those that are more urgent or require human interaction.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Access to platforms was blocked off with bicycle-rack style barricades and roll-down gates as MTA police officers stood sentry, directing people to alternative transportation.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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But a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing most of the day Saturday, usually a sign the president is at work.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Bells are then honored as vital sentinels during floods, crying out that the barricades have given way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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And for decades, billboards with Smart’s smiling face stood like sentinels along Highway 101, silently urging anyone with information to come forward.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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“Surveillant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillant. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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