secret agent
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"In the cinema, Bond’s legacy as a character has become problematic and his motivations as a modern British secret agent uncertain," he added.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Channeling the fictional 1980s secret agent MacGyver, he unwound the paper clip and stuck it in his TV’s coaxial port to get a signal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Geoffrey recalls the phone call his father received when he found out he had been chosen to take over the role of Britain's most famous secret agent.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024
“Data loves James Bond,” says Quan, alluding to Moore’s tenure as the iconic secret agent from 1973 to 1985.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
“Probably not, right? We were as stealthy as secret agent spies.”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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