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Fleet managers can not only remotely monitor the location of vehicles but also implement smart routing, monitor and influence driver behavior to ensure safety and security, manage fuel consumption and organize price-dynamic refueling.—
Aliaksandr Kuushynau,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025 -
As Will periodically rode by on a Segway to monitor his work—Segways were for closers on Seal Team Six—Colvin flailed in his efforts to charm the residents of St. Cloud.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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Justices issued an order agreeing to hear the appeal by Terry Hubbard, who went to the Supreme Court in October after the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that charges against him should move forward.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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The high court, which will have to hear the case, next meets on March 11.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune Asia,
14 Jan. 2025
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Andy Spence is the current interim coach of the side, having taken over after Bev Priestman was handed a one-year suspension from football by FIFA for her role in the spying scandal ahead of their Paris Olympics campaign last year.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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On January 1, G4 levels were detected, resulting in the aurora being spied as far south as Arizona, Colorado and Mexico.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The complaint was overheard by the 52-year-old Jamar Banks, who was standing nearby on the platform, police sources said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors write that an argument can be overheard occurring in the car and the footage shows the car pulling out with the three men inside of it.—
David Clarey,
Journal Sentinel,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Eavesdrop (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdrop%20%28on%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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