spy
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I met the actor in a London hotel, where he explained his interpretation of the world's most famous spy.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Her time as the nation’s spy chief was dominated by the need to support and facilitate the president’s intelligence agenda.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
A former Democrat, Gabbard was a surprising choice to lead the giant US spy apparatus given her previous history of questioning intelligence and opposition to America's foreign military interventions.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The spy network in Miami was told to inform on the Brothers’ “plans and activities but not to fly with” them “in or around February 1996,” according to the indictment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
"Yes, I would. Sometimes I put an invisible hair across the cover, and if the hair is dislodged I know a spy has been into my notebook."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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