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spying



NOUN
surveillance
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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

The six-week ban from all football activity would be triggered if he was found to be involved in any other spying between now and the end of next season.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

French national Martin Ryan has been pardoned and his release from prison ordered by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after he was jailed on charges of spying.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

One of the spying fishermen was George Hewes.

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


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