secret agent

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"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

Over the next few decades, the secret agent opted for the security of running atop moving trains and hanging off the side of helicopters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

“Data loves James Bond,” says Quan, alluding to Moore’s tenure as the iconic secret agent from 1973 to 1985.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

In 2018, she imposed an order restricting the comments of lawyers in the case of Maria Butina, a Russian gun activist who pleaded guilty to working in America as a secret agent for Moscow.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2023

All my years of imagining the life of a secret agent for myself finally paid off.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah