espionage

Example Sentences

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Navy sailor convicted of espionage by a federal jury in August has been sentenced to nearly 16 months in prison.

From Los Angeles Times

They were convicted on espionage charges their families have always condemned as fabricated.

From Barron's

Thanks to some daring industrial espionage, the steam engine finally got into American hands, and offered investors opportunities in mills, foundries, canals, and especially railroads.

From Barron's

Thanks to some daring industrial espionage, the steam engine finally got into American hands, and offered investors opportunities in mills, foundries, canals, and especially railroads.

From Barron's

His espionage continued for the following nine years, until his arrest on 21 February 1994, after a mole hunt that had started closing in the year before.

From BBC