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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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Despite that rejection, Del Rey hoped to "one day" get another chance to be involved in the fictional world of espionage.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"The Rapid Support Forces consider you affiliated with security agencies and accuse you of using it for espionage," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Some of the cases related to serving as an unregistered foreign agent, a charge Bondi ordered prosecutors to stop pursuing unless they involved “conduct similar to more traditional espionage by foreign government actors.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Moscow and London have each expelled multiple embassy staff over the last decade, trading accusations of espionage.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

What Regina didn’t know, however, was that since 1942 the Justice Department had suspected her of being a Soviet espionage agent.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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