spy

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Park has also worked extensively in television, notably the English-language mini-series "The Little Drummer Girl", adapted from John Le Carre's novel, and last year's HBO series "The Sympathizer" about a North Vietnamese spy.

From Barron's

Perched upon a wide oak table, among more strange items, Duane spied a snowy owl reading from a large open book.

From Literature

Looking around for a good whipping stick, I spied one about ten feet away and darted over to get it.

From Literature

Group annual revenue dropped 21 percent to £1.258 billion as car sales for the brand beloved by fictional British spy James Bond fell 10 percent to 5,448.

From Barron's

"What is ultimately required is full transparency, genuine legal accountability, and a decisive end to unlawful spying on the media," he added.

From BBC