counterspy
Example Sentences
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Angleton, who died in 1987, remains a towering figure in intelligence circles among both supporters and detractors, a shadowy master counterspy who became the subject of both novels and nonfiction for decades.
From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2023
The FBI also is leading an interagency counterspy group called the National Counterintelligence Task Force that seeks to apply “a whole-of-government approach to counterintelligence,” he said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2022
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
We’re still haunted by the legacy of these spectral figures, their legacy of doubling and doubt—and, yes, the shadowy counterspy linked to both.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
