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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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The Sleepy's 3-inch Gel Memory Foam Mattress Topper, available at Mattress Firm, provides a soft and supportive feel-ideal for hot sleepers.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Belmond Train enthusiasts who love a certain level of luxury on the rails, heads up: Bookings for the Britannic Explorer, the first luxury sleeper train in England and Wales, are now open, just ahead of the busy summer travel season.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The group is thought to be responsible for the 2018 poisonings of a former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in 2018.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
25 Nov. 2024
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In a recent interview with TIME, Basso spoke about all the ins and outs of Season 2, including the challenging stunts involved, Peter’s complicated relationship with Rose, and a thrilling finale that forces him to become a double agent.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps married spies, like the ones in Steven Soderbergh’s silky spy caper Black Bag, have the answer.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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At the Four Seasons Koh Samui, a five-star hotel overlooking the Gulf of Thailand, staff study guests like spies watching their marks.—
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.—
Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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The arrests were part of wide-ranging Establishment attacks on the new generation of pop stars in Britain at the time, done through connivance with informers and a hostile conservative media.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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Lottery couriers, which have been operating in the state since 2019, became a focus in April 2023 after a single entity bought 25 million lottery tickets in less than 72 hours using a courier service, CNN affiliate WFAA reported.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Wilson will play Ben, the medical courier that Ritchson is begrudgingly forced to transport and protect.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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