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surveillance

[ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns] / sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yəns /


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“Risk is accumulating in a way that current surveillance isn’t capturing,” said Evan Eskew, a disease ecologist at the University of Idaho and a co-author of the study.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The criminal complaint includes several images taken from surveillance cameras that show Moreno-Gama at both locations.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The plate is a confirmed cloned tag used by a DHS surveillance task force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"US and European commercial firms have some of the best space surveillance capabilities in the world," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“But I think it’s troublesome for the country that there is surveillance of citizens, and that the right of privacy is being threatened.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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