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[spahy] / spaɪ /




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The two countries have previously used hacking during the war to spy on each other, find new targets and assess damage from their attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

President Donald Trump voiced on Saturday his support for the "brilliant" head of US chip giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang after a report he was targeted by a Chinese spy plot.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

His work, Mr. Nicholl suggests, may have involved posing as a Catholic to spy on those suspected of disloyalty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Damon’s challenger is 72-year-old character actor John Malkovich, who gives a career-topping performance as a jaded, dying spy in ‘Wild Horse Nine.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Putting it in the merciless terms of the spy game, CIA Director John McCone noted, “This source will be of no further value.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Alfozan’s arrest raised the specter of spies in Silicon Valley, where firms working on cutting-edge technology have long warned staff that bad actors could try to steal their secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Real spies get training in espionage. I had received no such training at all.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

We examine how AI labs are training employees to spot spies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He said MI5's successes in identifying and expelling Russian spies from the UK had left the Kremlin dependent on paying proxies for attempted attacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

DISLIKES: Hates that spies never get to sleep in.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

NHS founder Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was spied on by MI5 for more than 20 years, according to newly released files.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Courtney Forrest, a lawyer for Bisignano, said in a statement that he never spied on co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The man who runs the IRS spied on colleagues while working at JPMorgan.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

Then, somehow, through the sea of jerseys, Cormac's 14-year-old son spied somebody he recognised.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Looking around for a good whipping stick, I spied one about ten feet away and darted over to get it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The U.S. has a number of times in the past ordered Cuban diplomats out of the country but usually after accusations of spying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In 1949 MI5 became increasingly concerned about Bevan's friendship with Wilfred Macartney, "an unsavoury, unscrupulous character" convicted of spying for Russia in 1928.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

While the complaint against Alfozan does not allege spying activities, US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton implied in a statement last week that the case had national security implications.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

In 2022, a former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia and sentenced to 42 months in prison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I will be good at spying, as I am an excellent observer.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman


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