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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a surveillance" is not correct in standard English usage.
The term "surveillance" is an uncountable noun, so it should not be preceded by the article "a."
Example: "The government has increased surveillance in public areas to ensure safety."
Alternatives: "surveillance system" or "surveillance operation."
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It was a surveillance car.
A surveillance service is reactive.
A surveillance camera recorded what happened next.
We become voyeurs of a surveillance spectacle.
Prism This poem is a surveillance device.
Wyden is sponsoring a surveillance reform bill.
It's still a surveillance culture in the sense of insulation.
In "a surveillance state, by definition, we're all suspicious".
A helicopter circled overhead and a surveillance balloon hovered nearby.
After the jawbone disappeared, Finkbiner bought a surveillance camera.
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