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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are spying" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing action of observing someone secretly or without their knowledge.
Example: "They are spying on their neighbors to gather information about their activities."
Alternatives: "are observing secretly" or "are watching covertly".
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The Russians are spying on suburbia.
The government owns that and are spying on you".
The UK's secret political police are spying on me.
Secret police are spying to see how he will handle the theft.
Paglen is spying on the spies, and you are spying with him.
Iranian agents in Iraq are spying, as expected of a neighbour, but apparently not fomenting violence.
Security experts have little doubt that authorities are spying on democracy activists.
"Today we don't know how many agencies, how many people, are spying," Mr. Zinser said.
You've got to believe me – while we're speaking, people are spying on teen girls.
Mandiant has been tracking about 20 groups that are spying on organizations inside the United States and around the globe.
It's just a kind of hum, your awareness of being in a society where people are spying on each other.
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