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espionage

[es-pee-uh-nahzh, -nij, es-pee-uh-nahzh] / ˈɛs pi əˌnɑʒ, -nɪdʒ, ˌɛs pi əˈnɑʒ /


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"This activity supports Ministry of State Security espionage, which poses a threat to UK national security," MI5 said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

These week, we share an exclusive excerpt from Gershkovich’s new book about facing false espionage charges in Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

An idealistic forum for postwar rebuilding, he discovers, has become a front for espionage and cynical realpolitik.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Detained in December 2023, he was handed a 10-year jail term last March for espionage, charges denied by the French government.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Skilled interrogators from MI5 invited Fuchs to meetings over several weeks, gradually eliciting different details of his involvement in the Soviets' espionage ring.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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