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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

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

A French counterspy had gotten his hands on a British spy’s list of ships carrying war supplies from French ports.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen