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Surveillance

/səˈrveɪləns/
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(noun) Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.

Eventually it was decided that the stores be equipped with surveillance cameras.
Somebody tipped off the gang members to the police surveillance.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The security company installed several high-tech ____ cameras to monitor the activity outside the warehouse today.

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