double agent

Example Sentences

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“The evidence at trial does not permit the court to decide whether Guo is, in fact, a dissident or a double agent,” the judge, Lewis J. Liman, wrote.

From New York Times

But those same connections have led detractors to accuse him - including in a US court - of being a double agent working for the Chinese government.

From BBC

Agnelli, in particular, was feeling the personal pressure of acting, in effect, as a double agent.

From New York Times

But the themes of loyalty, deception and the ambiguous allegiances of a double agent are once again at play.

From New York Times

They had been betrayed by a double agent in the Dutch underground.

From BBC