secret service
noun
1
: a governmental service of a secret nature
2
Secret Service
: a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chiefly in charge of stopping crimes against the nation's financial system and protecting the president and other national officials and visiting world leaders
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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a team would scour the files for potential Polish victims and any links between Epstein and Russian secret services.
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a team would scour the files for potential Polish victims, and any links between Epstein and Russian secret services.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The Kremlin said its secret services were investigating the incident and keeping President Vladimir Putin informed.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
He's joined by a French secret service agent, René Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), and Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a liason of the British Treasury overseeing the $10 million Bond needs to join the game.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said a team would scour the files for potential Polish victims, and any links between Epstein and Russian secret services.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
The Kremlin said its secret services were investigating the incident and keeping President Vladimir Putin informed.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
He's joined by a French secret service agent, René Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), and Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a liason of the British Treasury overseeing the $10 million Bond needs to join the game.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Secret service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20service. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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