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espionage

[es-pee-uh-nahzh, -nij, es-pee-uh-nahzh] / ˈɛs pi əˌnɑʒ, -nɪdʒ, ˌɛs pi əˈnɑʒ /


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The couple were sentenced in February to 10 years in jail on espionage charges, which they deny.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Eric Lentell, chief legal and strategy officer for Archer, said the company is “not worried at all” about the corporate espionage accusations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

With the situation increasingly dire, Cuba -- for decades targeted in US espionage -- last week took the extraordinary step of welcoming CIA Director John Ratcliffe for talks.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

At least one Japanese executive, with a Japanese drugmaker and a leading figure in Japan’s business community in Beijing, was sentenced for espionage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But George Blake's espionage career didn't come to an end on the day he was led in shackles to Wormwood Scrubs prison, outside London.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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