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Noun
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Shooting down an eavesdropping drone might not qualify.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025 -
The government’s most sensitive information is typically discussed in a facility known as a sensitive compartmented information facility, or SCIF, which is designed to allow officials to review or discuss secrets without fear of eavesdropping or cyber intrusion.—
David Klepper,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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In surveillance camera footage from the same day as the Pomona raid, the 59-year-old from Guerrero, Mexico, is seen arriving at the Pomona barbershop he’s owned for more than two decades, getting out of his car to open the gate, and being blocked in by two vehicles.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Detectives reviewed surveillance footage that shows the teen killer, who wore a ski mask and whose name is being withheld due to his age, lift his shirt during the showdown and shove his hands into his waistbands to show Jimenez he was armed, prosecutors say.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Meanwhile the escapees are being led to safety by a reconnaissance drone.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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But in that time, the Houthis have successfully been able to shoot down a significant number of MQ-9 Reaper drones that provide real-time surveillance and reconnaissance information that is key in finding the targets for those airstrikes.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Therefore, an observation that Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel made before the series started suddenly materialized.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Scientists usually spot a molecular cloud using radio and infrared observations that can pick up the chemical signature for carbon monoxide, Haworth explained.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Wiretapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapping. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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