as in spying
the secret gathering of information on others
the acts of espionage on behalf of the Confederacy carried on by Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow
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Also currently penning an espionage thriller for Artists Equity, Miles continues to be represented by Jonathan Shikora at Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
His espionage thriller Lioness, which stars Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña as CIA operatives, is in production on its third season.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Ding faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison for each count of theft of trade secrets and 15 years in prison for each count of economic espionage.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
All six were brought before a judge in Istanbul, who ordered them held in pretrial detention on charges of political and military espionage.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
His espionage thriller Lioness, which stars Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña as CIA operatives, is in production on its third season.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Ding faces a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison for each count of theft of trade secrets and 15 years in prison for each count of economic espionage.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
All six were brought before a judge in Istanbul, who ordered them held in pretrial detention on charges of political and military espionage.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espionage
spying
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Turkey arrests 6 suspected of spying ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish authorities have arrested six people, including an Iranian national, on suspicion of spying for Iran, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Relations have deteriorated over allegations of Chinese spying in Britain, China’s support for Russia in Moscow’s war on Ukraine and the crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong, the former British colony that was returned to China in 1997.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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