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When employers surveil employees, workers feel micromanaged, which leads to resentment and dissatisfaction.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Another was technology used to surveil beyond international norms.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
One is the Nucleic Acid Observatory, a project developing ways to surveil wastewater and other sources and notice when novel pathogens start showing up.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
The export controls aim to prevent the Chinese government from developing a variety of weapons from biological to nuclear and to limit China's ability to surveil people and repress human rights, according to Commerce.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Another was technology used to surveil beyond international norms.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
One is the Nucleic Acid Observatory, a project developing ways to surveil wastewater and other sources and notice when novel pathogens start showing up.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
The export controls aim to prevent the Chinese government from developing a variety of weapons from biological to nuclear and to limit China's ability to surveil people and repress human rights, according to Commerce.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveil
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Other major issues like fighting terrorism and human and drug trafficking, including fentanyl, and monitoring and aiding migrants will also suffer as a result of the U.S. cuts, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.—
SAM MEDNICK,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Horry County Fire Rescue has deployed 410 personnel with 127 fire apparatus to battle the blaze, using drones to monitor fire movement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Broyles spied someone sprinting across Doheny at Alden Drive, straight from the latest crime scene.—
Scott Huver,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Variations on the same style were also spied at Burberry to close out London Fashion Week.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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After the United Kingdom demanded that Apple create a backdoor that would allow government officials globally to spy on encrypted data, Apple decided to simply turn off encryption services in the UK rather than risk exposing its customers to snooping.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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But in the past, spyware attacks from other providers have been found snooping on phones belonging to politicians, government staffers, and human rights activists.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveil. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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