bugging
Example Sentences
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Detectives turned to a daring undercover operation - bugging Michael Stewart's home and car, placing listening devices on his brother's car, and sending two covert officers into Michael's life.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
As though rich people don’t know how to activate the block feature on their phones, and as though bugging them is the way to get them to do what you want.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
“What is bugging me is I think our voter rolls may be more accurate than this database,” Phillips said.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
Now, she claimed a senior reporter had tasked investigators with phone-tapping and bugging to get information for stories.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
But something was bugging me—it was bad enough Needles was sitting outside in the middle of the summer, in the hood, knitting, but what made it worse is that he was using purple yarn.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
