spy on

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Last year, I congratulated “60 Minutes” for, without a hint of BS about UFOs and visiting aliens, dealing forthrightly with antagonistic foreign powers operating drones in the U.S. to spy on U.S. military sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In 2015 the German newspaper Kicker reported that Cologne - where Eckert was working as a youth coach - had sent an analyst to spy on Hamburg during a warm-weather training camp in Dubai.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The world’s largest producer of titanium was the Soviet Union, and the Soviets weren’t about to sell the material to the U.S. to build a plane to spy on them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Yuen denied commissioning Wai to carry out surveillance of Hong Kong dissidents based in London, including "never" having asked him to spy on pro-democracy activist Nathan Law.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

He wondered if she was just faking so she could spy on everyone.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly