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The phrase "a listening device" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to any equipment or tool designed to capture audio or monitor conversations, often in contexts related to surveillance or communication.
Example: "The detective used a listening device to gather evidence during the investigation."
Alternatives: "an audio recorder" or "a sound capture device."
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Get a listening device in the lobby.
"Markets play a really powerful role as a listening device.
When is a listening device expected to take action?
Undercover surveillance officers planted a listening device which recorded the men discussing the plot.
"The technical capability is there to turn any phone into a listening device surreptitiously.
"I said, Mr. Guard, is that a listening device, and he said, 'Of course not,'" she said.
By doing so, Mr. Cui could spy on the phone remotely, turning it into a listening device.
"Well, guess what, Judge, it is a listening device" — one that, she asserted, "has the ability to record".
Funny, self-deprecating, exquisitely attuned, she speaks as if the entire acreage of her skin were a listening device.
However, a California startup, Rainforest Connection, may have found a solution: a listening device made up of old smart phones.
Grimsley's lawyer, Edward F. Novak, said federal investigators wanted Grimsley to wear a listening device to collect evidence on Bonds.
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