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agent

[ey-juhnt] / ˈeɪ dʒənt /


NOUN
power, instrument for achievement
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STRONG


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Capybaras also had a brief noir-ish cameo in the recent Oscar-nominated Brazilian film The Secret Agent.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Secret Service Agent, Seth Tugg, reveals that investigators believe the money is “traceable to the commission of a health care fraud offense” and to a conspiracy to commit such offense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

In the end we are left with Agent Cooper and Laura Palmer, seemingly locked into a never-ending roundelay of repeating trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For best international film, Norwegian family drama "Sentimental Value" will vie with Brazil's surreal political thriller "The Secret Agent."

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

“Officer Lopez will get them for you,” Special Agent Gonzales said, and the young officer left the room in a hurry.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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