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counterspy

[koun-ter-spahy] / ˈkaʊn tərˌspaɪ /
NOUN
double agent
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Postal service and couriers and internet service providers must assist counterspy probes, the law says.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Kenneth deGraffenreid, a former deputy national counterintelligence executive and a senior counterspy official, said cuts in the number of Chinese diplomats are justified to combat Beijing’s spying operations in the U.S.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020

If Philby was, as many have called him, the spy of the century, James Angleton was the counterspy of the century.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

It might have been something he led certain acolytes to believe after Philby’s defection, to maintain his reputation as all-knowing counterspy.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

To add insult to injury, she then turned out to be better at counterspy operations than the FBI was.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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