spy
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And it also, in literal meaning, it’s something used as part of a trap, which speaks to the spy thriller element to the show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
This appeals to militaries that sometimes need to get spy satellites into space quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Last year, I congratulated “60 Minutes” for, without a hint of BS about UFOs and visiting aliens, dealing forthrightly with antagonistic foreign powers operating drones in the U.S. to spy on U.S. military sites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In 2015 the German newspaper Kicker reported that Cologne - where Eckert was working as a youth coach - had sent an analyst to spy on Hamburg during a warm-weather training camp in Dubai.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 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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