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    stake out

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    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo watch a building or area continuously, usually by the police, in order to gather information or prevent crime
    The police staked out the building, waiting for the suspect to emerge.

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    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 4 "Slaytime TV"

    28:11Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 4 "Slaytime TV"
    • -I can't believe you talked me into another vampire stake-out.

      -I can't believe you talked me into another vampire stake-out.

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    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 2 "Revamped"

    27:44Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 2 "Revamped"
    • -You mean it's a "stake out?"

      -You mean it's a "stake out?"

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    Face It, You're Being Watched

    03:54Face It, You're Being Watched
    • To stake out some guidelines, the Algorithmic Justice Center and Georgetown University Law Center unveiled the Safe Face Pledge, which asks companies not to provide facial AI for autonomous weapons or sell to law enforcement unless explicit laws are debated and passed to allow it.

      To stake out some guidelines, the Algorithmic Justice Center and Georgetown University Law Center unveiled the Safe Face Pledge, which asks companies not to provide facial AI for autonomous weapons or sell to law enforcement unless explicit laws are debated and passed to allow it.

    • To stake out some guidelines, the Algorithmic Justice Center and Georgetown University Law Center unveiled the Safe Face Pledge, which asks companies not to provide facial AI for autonomous weapons or sell to law enforcement unless explicit laws are debated and passed to allow it.

      To stake out some guidelines, the Algorithmic Justice Center and Georgetown University Law Center unveiled the Safe Face Pledge, which asks companies not to provide facial AI for autonomous weapons or sell to law enforcement unless explicit laws are debated and passed to allow it.

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    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 9 "The Sleepover"

    28:31Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 9 "The Sleepover"
    • We're going to stake out the castle, as usual.

      We're going to stake out the castle, as usual.

    • We're going to stake out the castle as usual.

      We're going to stake out the castle as usual.

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    5 Hackers Indicted for 'Largest Data Heist Ever'

    01:485 Hackers Indicted for 'Largest Data Heist Ever'
    • Fishman described them as patient, saying they would sometimes stake out a company for months before attacking it.

      Fishman described them as patient, saying they would sometimes stake out a company for months before attacking it.

    • saying they would sometimes stake out a company for months before attacking it.

      saying they would sometimes stake out a company for months before attacking it.

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    Paradise or Oblivion

    48:12Paradise or Oblivion
    • Before the states joined together, they used to stake out their territory.

      Before the states joined together, they used to stake out their territory.

    • Before the states joined together, they used to stake out their territory.

      Before the states joined together, they used to stake out their territory.

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    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • Well, I think it's almost like a trick question because what sort of you're supposed to do in a Democratic debate is what de Blasio and Warren did, which is stake out your principles and where you stand on your values.

      Well, I think it's almost like a trick question because what sort of you're supposed to do in a Democratic debate is what de Blasio and Warren did, which is stake out your principles and where you stand on your values.

    • Well, I think it's almost like a trick question because what sort of you're supposed to do in a Democratic debate is what de Blasio and Warren did, which is stake out your principles and where you stand on your values.

      Well, I think it's almost like a trick question because what sort of you're supposed to do in a Democratic debate is what de Blasio and Warren did, which is stake out your principles and where you stand on your values.

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    Should we let humans go extinct? | The Gray Area

    51:17Should we let humans go extinct? | The Gray Area
    • So he used to, you know, really stake out what he called, like, a pro-human position.

      So he used to, you know, really stake out what he called, like, a pro-human position.

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