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And recent reporting by the Washington Post uncovered at least 50 instances nationwide in which law enforcement officials were accused of misusing their access to the cameras, largely to stalk former romantic partners or citizens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“It’s a zombie loan that should be dead, but it continues to stalk my wife and I every month demanding to be paid.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The central stalk, called a spadix, can grow above caretakers’ heads just weeks after first sprouting above the soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

These organisms had U-shaped bodies and were anchored to the seafloor by a stalk.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026

There was even a stalk in his beard.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Unlike most land snails, their eyes are positioned along the sides of the head rather than at the tips of eye stalks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sally Wadsworth, chair of Benfield Wildlife and Conservation Group, says some areas of grass are kept longer so that the females can crawl up the stalks for mating.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

It looks like charcoal, but the black briquettes are actually made from plant waste: millet and sesame stalks, palm fronds and cobs.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

Stacks of wheat straws and corn stalks separated my village from the fields, where the growth was always a little sparser than we wanted it to be.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

His face appeared between some stalks, the top of the corn looking like it was growing out of his ear.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

He then stalked San Francisco’s steep streets waving a medicine bottle full of gold dust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"It makes me feel as if I'm being stalked," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In New York, where the firm is located, people are only eligible for those if they are being stalked by a partner or ex-partner.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Justice has been served against two agitators who stalked a federal employee, livestreamed it on social media, and traumatized both the victim and his family,” First Asst.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

Reluctantly Julian stalked out into the sunlight with Matthias.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The Millers and their children moved from their Virginia home into military housing last year amid what the White House has described as a campaign of stalking, doxing and threats against the family.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

They highlighted cases of police misuse elsewhere, such as officers stalking romantic partners, and explained how Flock’s system can create “heat maps,” showing where a vehicle has been over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Chicago rapper, whose given name is Durk Banks, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death and murder for hire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Yellow-bellied marmots are stalking hikers and campers in a park more famous for its namesake giant trees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Someone I couldn’t place, some hulking animal stalking the shadows of my mind all night.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds