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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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Vivant is about a Japanese salaryman who finds himself entangled in an international web of crime and espionage.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The FBI’s exploration of an economic espionage case doesn’t necessarily mean the government would allege that Alfozan acted at the behest of the Saudi government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

OpenAI is trying to assess what information Alfozan may have captured and whether this was a case of corporate espionage or state-sponsored spying, a person familiar with the investigation said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

And, the former German spy chief August Hanning was arrested on suspicion of espionage, treason and obtaining classified information for a foreign power earlier this month.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

One of the team, Leonard Boudin, explained to Ellsberg that to prove espionage, the government would have to show that Ellsberg had damaged national security—something Ellsberg obviously didn’t feel he’d done.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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