spy on

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The island’s internal espionage and counterintelligence apparatus includes some 100,000 officials and informants who spy on the population and monitor every street, workplace and university, García said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Wai also recruited a fellow Border Force officer, an ex-Royal Marine called Matthew Trickett, to help spy on foreign dissidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

His presence with Natalie's family in the days and weeks after her death, and even his attempt to spy on their conversations.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt was accused in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a former girlfriend and business partner of using a Gmail “backdoor” to spy on her and company employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I would back away into the darkness, furious at my stupid need to spy on them, and I would glide to the next camp of men, and I’d hear the same.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner