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
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
An email address associated with him includes the 007 sobriquet of the world's most famous secret agent.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
As John Black, across more than 4,200 episodes, Hogestyn was a spy, mercenary, police officer, private investigator and secret agent.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024
At school, Twig’s always crawling around under desks, pretending to be a secret agent spy or something weird like that, but when her mother’s around, Twig turns into one of those embarrassed sitcom-type twelve-year-olds.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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