monitor
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The island is used by the Revolutionary Guards to monitor vessel traffic and sits in a strategic position overlooking the waterway, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
HMS Duncan, HMS St Albans and HMS Severn used radars to monitor four vessels last week, while a Merlin helicopter provided surveillance from the sky.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A young man with bobbed hair and an ankle monitor emerged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
However, a significant concern arises when new foods enter the market, as there are currently no established regulations to monitor mycotoxins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
“We will be communicating extensively over the next thirty days. My job is to monitor and approve all spending.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Each device comes with a microinverter which constantly monitors the connection to the grid.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
James argues that this explanation is more parsimonious than assuming the brain contains what he calls "a higher-level, central controller that monitors and regulates sensory and motor processes."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
It added it "continuously monitors" air quality through a monitoring station in Croesyceiliog Cwmbran.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Even front-of-the-house sound engineer as well as our in-ear monitors, everybody is playing a part.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Daniel and Alicia were clouded monitors, while Zeke was a peach-throated monitor.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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"A camera will also be sent in with the rescuers, allowing the actual conditions inside the tunnel to be monitored from outside," it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Last week, AP reported that Omaha police agreed to stop using the shock gloves after parents realized they’d been adopted by departments that monitored schools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Lynne's petition, which Stacy's family supports, calls for high-risk domestic abuse perpetrators or suspects released on bail to have their location monitored using GPS equipment.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Next, we monitored the activity of a particular collection of cells in a portion of the brain known as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, or BNST.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
At the show’s conclusion the FBI immediately phoned their contact in Moscow to make sure Bobby’s activities were monitored while he was behind the Iron Curtain.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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"US forces are monitoring the area closely and remain prepared to protect the free flow of commerce through this essential waterway," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
As such, they have been detected by a high-quality, continuously operating seismic monitoring network worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
BrightHire added a cheating-detection tool to its AI-interviewing product earlier this year that can monitor certain browser signals: “It’s monitoring: Are you switching browser tabs? What are you doing on your machine?” says Sesser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Creators described feeling hypersensitive to how their posts performed, and spending more and more time each day monitoring them.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Remote monitoring and satellites are also important when information is cut off from the rest of the world.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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