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Recent Examples of tradecraft
And great Americans, the tradecraft of America is going to fix them, is going to work on them.
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CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
Trained in the technical side of tradecraft, Tal’s put through a trial-by-fire working alongside a team of veteran operators.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Daniel Silva, the spy novelist, is as well known for his knowledge of international politics as for his knowledge of tradecraft.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Personnel are difficult to replace in intelligence given the unique nature of the job, with its specialized tradecraft, knowledge, and expertise.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025
Trained in the technical side of tradecraft, Tal’s put through a trial-by-fire working alongside a team of veteran operators.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Daniel Silva, the spy novelist, is as well known for his knowledge of international politics as for his knowledge of tradecraft.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Personnel are difficult to replace in intelligence given the unique nature of the job, with its specialized tradecraft, knowledge, and expertise.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tradecraft
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The Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security and counterintelligence service, has increased its surveillance of neighborhoods with high proportions of Arabs and has arrested hundreds.—
DANIEL BYMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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The agent, who specializes in cases involving counterintelligence as well as aircraft and aerospace technology transfers, wrote in the affidavit that evidence ties Zhou to the phone used to call the family and that Li was tied to a phone used to text them.—
Julia Marnin
July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Other than the counterespionage law amendment, Beijing has in recent years expanded the remit of its national security apparatus through sweeping legislation, giving authorities broader powers to scrutinize foreign nationals and organizations.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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But the ruling raises serious questions about the agency, which focuses on counterespionage, terrorism and sabotage.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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This enables context-rich, time-sensitive decisions powered by both domain-specific and adaptive intelligence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Loni Anderson, the beloved actress who brought intelligence and charm to her iconic role as Jennifer Marlowe on the classic TV comedy WKRP in Cincinnati, died Sunday at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Tradecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradecraft. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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