secret agent
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In the last decade alone the UK has had more prime ministers, and twice as many people have walked on the moon than have played the British secret agent.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"In the cinema, Bond’s legacy as a character has become problematic and his motivations as a modern British secret agent uncertain," he added.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Channeling the fictional 1980s secret agent MacGyver, he unwound the paper clip and stuck it in his TV’s coaxial port to get a signal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Rocha was arrested in December on charges he worked as a secret agent of Cuba stretching back to the 1970s.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
I was sure my name was somewhere in it, especially since I was shuffling around in an all-black suit, looking like some kind of secret agent with bad feet.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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