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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The show tells the WWII-era tale of a real-life espionage mission conducted by MI5 to trick the Nazis into believing that the allies intended to invade Greece instead of their true target, Sicily.
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Gordon Cox, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
America’s foes are surely observing the chaos in Washington and looking for espionage opportunities.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
As a congresswoman in 2020, Gabbard introduced legislation calling for all charges against Snowden, which included espionage, to be dismissed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Of course, that is the nature of espionage—every country, including the United States, technically breaks the laws of foreign nations to execute missions in its own interest.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Gordon Cox, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
America’s foes are surely observing the chaos in Washington and looking for espionage opportunities.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
As a congresswoman in 2020, Gabbard introduced legislation calling for all charges against Snowden, which included espionage, to be dismissed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Of course, that is the nature of espionage—every country, including the United States, technically breaks the laws of foreign nations to execute missions in its own interest.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Espionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espionage. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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