gather intelligence

Example Sentences

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F is for “field source,” the SPLC’s term for inside informants it paid to gather intelligence on white-supremacist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

While the indictment struggles to identify any actual victims, more than 20 verified donors told The Intercept that using funds to gather intelligence on hate groups was precisely what they expected the organization to do.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Drones can gather intelligence, serve as modern artillery, accompany manned fighters, and patrol the seas in search of targets, among other tasks.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Sheinbaum has agreed to stepped-up military and Central Intelligence Agency surveillance flights over Mexico in a bid to gather intelligence on cartel operations, officials have said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Washington wanted a special operations unit made up of volunteers who could both fight and gather intelligence “by water or by land, by night or by day.”

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen