operatives

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Authorities should also examine whether Allen was known to authorities and, if so, whether intelligence operatives could have pieced together his train travel and arrival in the president’s orbit, Shortland said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Indeed, the data suggest Washington has concluded there has been a “good enough”—if unsatisfying—almost-conclusion to the conflict against al-Qaida, even as Washington continues to kill or capture its operatives abroad.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

The following decades saw scandals featuring legislators and political operatives of both parties who were accused of conflicts of interest, which were generally defined as a person’s private interests.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Slovenian officials said they worked with European partners to identify Black Cube operatives who they say participated in the alleged plot to influence its election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The agency’s operatives picked up his trail in Burlington, Vermont, and followed him to Boston, where they arranged to have him arrested by police.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson