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- noun Plural form of
eavesdropper .
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Examples
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But officials conversant with the program said that a far more common question for eavesdroppers is whether, not why, a terrorist plotter is on either end of the call.
Is That Legal?: Stop the "Wellstone Funeral" Meme In Its Tracks! 2006
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I would bet money that the eavesdroppers were a couple of rednecks who were either irrationally paranoid, or maybe just looking to have a little fun.
Muslim Family Excluded From AirTran Flight - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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An infrastructure conducive to surveillance and control invites surveillance and control, both by the people you expect and by the people you don't … Whether the eavesdroppers are the good guys or the bad guys, these systems put us all at greater risk.
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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'eavesdroppers' or 'sniffers' in the crowd will only see encrypted data (although they can tell where you're going, they can't see what you're doing).
unknown title 2009
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The omnipresence of these "numbers stations" has engendered a community of eavesdroppers who pinpoint the stations and even take their own stab at unraveling the messages — guys like 43-year-old Baltimore-area computer engineer Chris Smolinski.
tingilinde: 2010
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Bin Laden was famously insistent that no phones or computers be used near him, so the eavesdroppers at the National Security Agency kept coming up cold.
Osama Bin Laden Dead: How One Phone Call Led U.S. To Bin Laden's Doorstep 2011
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There was no sign of Dezba or any other eavesdroppers.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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Sitting in his car for fear of eavesdroppers, he said he had worked in public relations for a firm in Tripoli.
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Sitting in his car for fear of eavesdroppers, he said he had worked in public relations for a firm in Tripoli.
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The omnipresence of these "numbers stations" has engendered a community of eavesdroppers who pinpoint the stations and even take their own stab at unraveling the messages — guys like 43-year-old Baltimore-area computer engineer Chris Smolinski.
General Commentary 2010
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