spy
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And it also, in literal meaning, it’s something used as part of a trap, which speaks to the spy thriller element to the show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
I can add this thesis that being brown in the West is like being in a spy thriller.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The arms sales have netted Pyongyang billions of dollars, according to estimates by the Institute for National Security Strategy, or INSS, a Seoul-based think tank affiliated with South Korea’s spy agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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
Lona’s husband, Morris, a history teacher and fellow spy, came to greet the visitor.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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