surveillance
noun
sur·veil·lance
sər-ˈvā-lən(t)s 
also
-ˈvāl-yən(t)s
or
-ˈvā-ən(t)s
: close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
also
: supervision see also immune surveillance
Examples of surveillance in a Sentence
government surveillance of suspected terrorists
The bank robbery was recorded by surveillance video cameras.
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Hikvision, a Chinese video surveillance company that doesn’t appear on the Pentagon list but has been sanctioned by the Department of Commerce over its involvement in China’s repression of ethnic Uyghurs, also sells its products on Amazon.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
McIntire was allegedly also captured on surveillance footage at the Kansas City International Airport after.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Erkan’s father identified him to police after surveillance footage captured Erkan fleeing the scene in a 2011 Silver Toyota RAV-4, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Vakili said the autopsy report, the deputies’ body camera footage and surveillance footage from a nearby apartment complex have not been released to the family.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2025
McIntire was allegedly also captured on surveillance footage at the Kansas City International Airport after.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Erkan’s father identified him to police after surveillance footage captured Erkan fleeing the scene in a 2011 Silver Toyota RAV-4, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Vakili said the autopsy report, the deputies’ body camera footage and surveillance footage from a nearby apartment complex have not been released to the family.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Surveillance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveillance. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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surveillance
noun
sur·veil·lance
sər-ˈvā-lən(t)s
also -ˈvāl-yən(t)s,
or -ˈvā-ən(t)s
: close watch
under surveillance
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