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as in stewardship
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
a neutral country charged with the surveillance of the post-war rebuilding effort
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as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity
government surveillance of suspected terrorists
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Recent Examples of surveillance
The final moments of the episode see Misty (Christina Ricci) log into the citizen detective message boards to find a surveillance photo of Lottie’s corpse.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Mendoza added there was no known surveillance that was obtained from Hackman’s home.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Four members of the attacking group ran away, the detectives wrote in the affidavit, citing surveillance video.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Melly was caught on surveillance video leaving a Fort Lauderdale recording studio with two of his childhood friends, both aspiring rappers with the YNW collective, just before they were gunned down.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
Mendoza added there was no known surveillance that was obtained from Hackman’s home.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Four members of the attacking group ran away, the detectives wrote in the affidavit, citing surveillance video.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Melly was caught on surveillance video leaving a Fort Lauderdale recording studio with two of his childhood friends, both aspiring rappers with the YNW collective, just before they were gunned down.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surveillance
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In the United Kingdom, the People’s Pension, one of the country’s largest master trust pensions, recently began shifting assets away from U.S. asset manager State Street due to concerns about its stewardship of climate risk, Net Zero Investor reported.—
John Kostyack,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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She’s expected to prosecute the case against Trump’s stewardship of U.S. foreign policy in particular.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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They were asked to take off their smart watches and to take a pledge of integrity.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Having said this, given some of the allegations against Wallace are alleged to have happened on her watch, this could count against her.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Francis, 88, has had double pneumonia for more than two weeks and remains under medical supervision as doctors work to stabilize his condition.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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But Ukraine, the OSCE, and Western partners viewed these elections as illegitimate and not in compliance with Minsk I, arguing that the troops were supposed to leave before elections took place, and that elections should occur under OSCE supervision.—
Tetiana Kyselova,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fourth District Judge Nancy Baskin sentenced the 27-year-old Watkins — who served as the lookout and said he wasn’t affiliated with the gang — to three months in the Ada County Jail, opposing a request by the prosecution for years of additional incarceration.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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Officers with the Fort Worth Police Department’s K9 and Directed Response units stopped two vehicles allegedly being used as lookouts and arrested four more suspects, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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Wealth Solutions Report challenges the fears of overregulation, arguing that structured oversight can enhance market confidence and drive mainstream adoption.—
Cloris Chen,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Although a cause has not immediately been identified, these incidents have called into question the environmental oversight of California’s landfills.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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After receiving a takeover bid from Couche-Tard last year, Seven & I’s founding family had begun talks to take the convenience store owner private in what would have been the largest management buyout in history if successful.—
Reuters,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Running Point, on the other hand, is just an exercise in brand management.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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That sense of helplessness and loss of control reminded me of Alzheimer’s disease.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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As a majority shareholder, Emerson has a lot of control in this situation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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Last year’s argument that regulation of generative AI should rest with Congress and, perhaps, the Federal Trade Commission and other watchdog agencies has all but disappeared with the election of President Donald J. Trump and his reliance on tech billionaire Elon Musk to defang federal regulators.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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Cultivating adaptability within teams ensures preparedness for uncertainties, from shifting regulations to new technologies.—
Sivakumar Ramakrishnan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Surveillance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surveillance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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