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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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It’s a dream to watch a “Black Bag” or a little espionage thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Despite that rejection, Del Rey hoped to "one day" get another chance to be involved in the fictional world of espionage.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals -- Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72 -- after they returned to Paris after spending more than three years imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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

In 1986, Ronald Pelton was convicted of espionage and sentenced to life in prison.

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




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