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spying



NOUN
surveillance
Synonyms


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She asked Pauken if he was spying on China or working for the Central Intelligence Agency, to which he said no.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But those examples don't necessarily mean every single team in Germany is spying on their rivals.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

"The general feeling is that spying is a side issue and not taken very seriously," says Kevin Hatchard, a Bundesliga match commentator.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It details how he discovered Southampton had been accused of spying while he was still on a train from Middlesborough back to Southampton.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

If sabotage did not work out for Becker, spying did.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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