surveillance
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The plan was to equip some of the company’s aircraft models with advanced sensors and communications for military applications, from surveillance and intelligence gathering to troop transportation and maritime patrolling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In the example Gorka shares most often, he briefed the president on a militant recruiter in Somalia who had been under surveillance for over a year during President Joe Biden’s administration.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
Here, the Black female body, transformed first into a suite of medical data and then into an employee, is recalled as the historical site of institutional surveillance and social scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Restrictions that limit arms exports to just five categories - rescue, transport, warning, surveillance and minesweeping - will be lifted.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Anna’s motto is “Apply makeup subtly and carry a big purse. ” surveillance.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Vocabulary lists containing surveillance
John F. Kennedy's Address to the American People on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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