spy

Example Sentences

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It's well known the US regularly flies a U-2 spy plane from RAF Akrotiri, though it's not publicly acknowledged.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Fourth place went to Hindi-language spy thriller "Dhurandhar: The Revenge" with $4.75 million.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Keating once told the BBC, adding: “And at the other extreme is Len Deighton using the spy story to say things about people and about the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

Putting it in the merciless terms of the spy game, CIA Director John McCone noted, “This source will be of no further value.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin