Example Sentences
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My department chairman intervened, and I avoided arrest—though a student later told me my apartment was likely bugged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The couple kept close tabs on their permit applications and bugged Los Angeles County when they felt things weren’t moving fast enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
His Mercedes car was bugged and the gang's phones were tapped by police in a 15-month investigation called Operation Chess.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
He dated actress Amber Heard, giving her Teslas as gifts, but she later worried they were bugged, because she said he was "controlling."
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Mahvash Rezaei’s eyes bugged out, and I was reminded of a Klingon warrior.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
