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The phrase "a stakeout" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a period of surveillance, often by law enforcement, where individuals observe a location to gather information or catch someone in the act.
Example: "The detectives set up a stakeout outside the suspect's house, hoping to catch him in the act of his illegal activities."
Alternatives: "surveillance operation" or "watching brief".
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They began a stakeout.
Or conducting a stakeout.
I was on a stakeout.
I decided to try a stakeout.
A stakeout was posted at the building early Friday morning.
"Two cops, on a stakeout, where nothing ever happens".
After doing repairs, Mr. Bradley set up a stakeout and caught his suspect red-handed.
They set up a stakeout, and, when the client shows up, they seize him.
When I described the situation to a friend of mine, he suggested a "stakeout".
With the address of the fugitive's girlfriend, the bondswomen dig in for a stakeout.
Behind a Bronx apartment building, two elusive trespassers were about to be taken down in a stakeout.
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