surreptitiously
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And Meta reportedly plans to add facial recognition technology in an updated version of its glasses, meaning wearers could not only have the ability to surreptitiously record anyone, but quickly identify them, as well.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Already, women have begun speaking out about their experiences being surreptitiously recorded on smart glasses and the feeling of violation that arose when they realized that they’d been posted online for content.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
The recognition of a sculpture surreptitiously flipping the bird certainly produces a smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
His innovation, as I am far from the first to observe, is to do publicly what his predecessors have done surreptitiously.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
I walked down the street, thinking, then stood on a street corner, turned my back to the road, and reached surreptitiously for the money in my bra.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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