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secret agents

noun

plural of secret agent

as in spies

a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country a secret agent posing as a government employee

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Recent Examples of secret agents The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026 It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder. — Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2025 Once inside, you’re greeted by a van that’s been transformed into a home base for secret agents investigating the area; a merchandise stand, a ticket booth that resembles old-school movie theater registers; and a pizza parlor. — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

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Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The District of Columbia's most affluent suburb is McLean, home to diplomats and spies.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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