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surveillance

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


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"Three days under surveillance, that doesn't bother us at all," one passenger, Roland Seitre, said just before taking off from Tenerife earlier Sunday.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Executives at controversial firms, such as surveillance tech giant Palantir, were also on the bill.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The U.S. and South Korea possess superior surveillance capabilities that could allow them to strike North Korea’s land-based assets before nuclear-tipped missiles are fired.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

O’Neill was also managing director of Mithril Capital, which provides funds to Thiel’s surveillance giant Palantir Technologies.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

She learns surveillance techniques, performs backflips, and masters the removal of handcuffs and straitjackets.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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