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Recent Examples of wiretap
Section 702 permits the US government to wiretap communications between Americans and foreigners overseas.
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Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
—Time, 13 July 2023
Despite the technology’s potential for good, of course, there is a clear Orwellian thread in the idea of a future where bad actors can wiretap your brain.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
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Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
The car was rented under Blanchard’s name, which allowed detectives the access to wiretap his phone and track his every move.
—Time, 13 July 2023
Despite the technology’s potential for good, of course, there is a clear Orwellian thread in the idea of a future where bad actors can wiretap your brain.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
There were real-world flaws with the Russia investigation, especially how the F.B.I. botched applications to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 17 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiretap
Verb
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She’s now tapped St. Louis superstar Sexyy Red for the song’s official remix.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Toby Huss has been tapped to voice the conspiracy-minded Dale Gribble in ‘King of the Hill’s upcoming Season 14 revival.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Say your mother kept bugging you to change a bad habit.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Next season is when all the little things start to bug me.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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This sounds like a possible link to spy craft or missile warning, but there's a chance Chinese officials approved the patches to misdirect outside observers, or there's no connection at all.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
Verb
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But, in fact, what Michael overheard was Jim sharing his feelings for Pam.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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McCullers said his five-year-old daughter overheard a conversation with his wife on the phone about the threats.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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“Wiretap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretap. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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