surveillance
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It says the government must get an order authorizing electronic surveillance through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under Title 1 or “a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by a court.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Surveillance footage showed him holding a phone to his ear shortly before the robbery.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
Data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results report show that the median age at cancer diagnosis is 67.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
"And specifically, since 1996 - when the National Surveillance System included it among mandatory reporting diseases - we haven't had a single case in Tierra del Fuego."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Those who excel in this position may be promoted to Senior Agents, Surveillance Agents, Special Agents, and more.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Vocabulary lists containing surveillance
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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