witting

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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

“We expect financial institutions will undertake every effort to ensure that they are not witting or unwitting facilitators of circumvention and evasion,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement announcing the order.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

The problem isn’t that confirmation hearings are too hard on the nominees, who are, after all, witting and willing participants.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

A witting asset is a person or entity who knows that there is a foreign power working in their interest.

From Salon • May 22, 2019

My Lord," said Rob Roy, "although I may well lay my misfortunes at your Grace's door, yet I will never say that you yourself have been the wilful and witting author of them.

From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir