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DeFlock, an anti-surveillance watchdog that has mapped the locations of Flock cameras using verified crowdsourcing, has identified about 13,000 in the state.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Edward Pinto, co-director of the AEI Housing Center at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, has mapped out a way to make the market think small again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Magyar has mapped a balanced approach toward the Chinese golden goose.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
He said the 32-member bloc "has mapped out existing capabilities across the alliance and there are systems that can be made available to Ukraine".
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
She feels that to do the work for the world which she has mapped out she must eschew marriage, accepting platonic friendship but no more.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper
