witting
Example Sentences
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An agent is a paid and witting spy; he formally, sometimes covertly, works for a foreign government.
From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025
“I can’t but think of partial replacements as immoral because they involve a witting decision by government agencies to leave residents at continued risk of exposure,” said Lambrinidou.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023
Yet they often falter when reckoning with their own role, witting or not, in what came to pass.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2018
We believe that future campaigns will be compounded by the employment of witting or unwitting U.S.
From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2018
This, however, cannot be expected till they see clearly that foreign iron- masters are witting to co-operate.
From Life's Handicap by Kipling, Rudyard
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.