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Recent Examples of counterspy
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.
—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.
—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Spies fall in love with counterspies, Israelis with Palestinians, Prisoner Z with his guard.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.
—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.
—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Spies fall in love with counterspies, Israelis with Palestinians, Prisoner Z with his guard.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterspy
Noun
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More specifically, high-protein meals such as in the Paleo diet show good effects on sleep, while poor sleepers get their energy more from carbohydrates and fats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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The two-seat cockpit also gains extra space ... but no mention of a coffin-like pop-up rooftop sleeper pod.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Matty’s Easter egg blue Lafayette 148 blazer and whimsical paw-print shirt by MNG act as a double agent, and her Clarks flats both enhance a deceptive shuffle and allow for covert, nimble movement.—
Fawnia Soo Hoo,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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In the film, Pike’s Miranda Frost, a Harvard grad and Olympic fencer, disguises herself as a fellow member of MI6, only to later be revealed as a double agent.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and the head of Israel's spy agency, Mossad chief David Barnea, were also expected to meet with Witkoff.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Kennedy met with the CIA after a 1955 tour of the Soviet Union, relaying his observations to the spy agency as a voluntary informant, the documents show.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2025
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cui and Miller allegedly paid about $10,000 as a deposit for the cryptographic device through a courier in the U.S. and wire transfer to a U.S. bank account, officials said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Now, though, he was led away as an international drug smuggler who had tried to bring 60 kilograms (132lb) of cannabis, with a street value of £600,000 ($815,000) into England, duping his girlfriend into being one of his couriers.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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