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[spahy] / spaɪ /




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Andrew Coles sings in a church choir, is active in local Conservative politics and was once an undercover Metropolitan Police officer – a so-called "spy cop".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The car, a mashup of a 1970s-era Lotus Esprit and the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, has an electric drivetrain that can do 0 to 60 mph in 0.8 seconds.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Fiji also this week announced it was overhauling its intelligence service, with New Zealand's spy agency to conduct a six-month review.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The i Paper also leads with the spy chief's speech, quoting him as saying threats from foreign adversaries have quadrupled in a decade.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lona’s husband, Morris, a history teacher and fellow spy, came to greet the visitor.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

According to Reuters, some of the data contains details about officials' job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence and drug cartels.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Called Operation FOOT, this was the largest single expulsion of spies in the Cold War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

They played a married couple who were Russian spies from 2013-2018.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mr. Macintyre traces the lives of the two young spies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

With each message, Elizebeth and her team learned a little more about these spies.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Forrest, the lawyer, said Bisignano never spied on co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Saints were kicked out of the Championship play-offs in May after admitting they spied on three clubs during the campaign.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The man who runs the IRS spied on colleagues while working at JPMorgan.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Frank Bisignano, head of the IRS and Social Security Administration, allegedly spied on fellow executives while co-COO of JPMorgan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Through open doors Lupita spied two other bedrooms with people in the beds.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

While the complaint against Alfozan does not allege spying activities, US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton implied in a statement last week that the case had national security implications.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

In 2022, a former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia and sentenced to 42 months in prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

In 2022, a former Twitter worker, Ahmad Abouammo, was found guilty of spying for Saudi officials keen to unmask critics on the platform.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

In Taipei, Karen Kuo, a spokeswoman for Lai, called the alleged spying a “classic case of transnational repression.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Someone, possibly an American officer spying for the British, told Marks enough details about the operation for Marks to be able to seize Brewster, Austin Roe, and two other Patriots working with Roe.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen


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