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Recent Examples of wiretap
As attorney general, Robert Kennedy approved Hoover's request in 1963 to wiretap King amid concerns that King was associating with communists.
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Marc Caputo,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
Bitdefender also manages programs that wiretap you through the microphone.
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PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
The agency has extraordinary power to wiretap Americans and engage in cyber espionage, and its leader has great influence over whether that power is abused.
Is this legal?
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Patrick Reis,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
The courts ultimately denied the order, but only because enabling the FBI to wiretap the car in that case would have meant turning off other safety features.
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Margo Anderson,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Feb. 2016
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Marc Caputo,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
Bitdefender also manages programs that wiretap you through the microphone.
—
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
The agency has extraordinary power to wiretap Americans and engage in cyber espionage, and its leader has great influence over whether that power is abused.
Is this legal?
—
Patrick Reis,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
The courts ultimately denied the order, but only because enabling the FBI to wiretap the car in that case would have meant turning off other safety features.
—
Margo Anderson,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Feb. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretap
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Swift tapped Christian Louboutin for her custom shoes, the same fashion house that made her iconic jeweled boots worn on her Eras Tour.
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Their ricochet fell right to Knoxville’s McRobb, who clinically tapped the ball out of the air and into the empty net.
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What really bugs me about this moment, and about the battle and its aftermath, is the lack of feeling.
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The necessity of the trip at all is what's been bugging me.
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This is not the first time an American has been accused of spying for Iran.
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Nixon resigned from the presidency in 1974 after the Washington Post revealed that his administration and reelection campaign were involved in a plot to spy and gather information about Democratic candidates ahead of the 1972 election.
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As a bald eagle named Indy occasionally screeched at an offending hawk that flew overheard, speakers talked about the time capsule as a message to future generations about Americans’ hopes, values and lives in 2025.
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Their path to the iconic series began almost by accident after a family friend overheard a casting call for twin girls and connected their father with the opportunity.
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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