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Idioms and Phrases
Secretly or furtively observe someone or something, as in The children loved spying on the grownups , or The company sent him to spy on the competitor's sales force . [Early 1600s]Example Sentences
In the past, cyber criminals have accessed internal messaging systems of companies including Uber and Rockstar Games to spy on communications and post ransom demands.
It followed an affidavit from Bar a few days earlier, in which he had accused the prime minister of demanding personal loyalty and ordering the Shin Bet to spy on anti-government protesters.
He also said Netanyahu had put pressure on him to use the Shin Bet to spy on Israelis leading or providing financial support to anti-government protests.
“I find life interesting. I spy on people. I eavesdrop. I read 20 newspapers a day. I get 100 magazines in the mail still,” he said.
We had to operate carefully, because the country is riddled with informers and secret police who spy on their own people for the ruling military junta.
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