foreign agent
Example Sentences
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Lu's co-defendant, Chen Jinping, had already pleaded guilty to acting as an unauthorised foreign agent for helping set up the centre.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
This week, unsealed documents show she’s been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent of China.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Some of the cases related to serving as an unregistered foreign agent, a charge Bondi ordered prosecutors to stop pursuing unless they involved “conduct similar to more traditional espionage by foreign government actors.”
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
Sociologist Denis Volkov of the Levada Centre -- designated a "foreign agent" by Russian authorities -- said escapism is prevalent across Russia.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
But they needed to find a way to exchange information with Penkovsky in Moscow—a city where nearly every foreign agent was known to the KGB, and every wall, office, and apartment was riddled with bugs.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
