: useful information concerning a subject of interest (such as an enemy) : intelligence
Fresh and accurate intel would result in successful operations.—
Darryl Young
Darryl YoungThe airlines crave intel on your food allergies, your tolerance for G-forces and your propensity for air rage.—McKenzie Funk
—often used before another nounMcKenzie Funkintel data
an intel briefing
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This convoluted yarn concerns the bad boys’ deceased Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano), who has been posthumously framed for corruption, accused of sharing intel with drug cartels.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Keough’s Rebecca is mostly fictionalized, from her romance with childhood friend and cop Cam, a character invented in the series and played by Lily Gladstone, to Rebecca’s decision to feed intel from her teen sources to law enforcement.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 29 May 2024
Absolutely no insider intel was to be shared until the episode aired.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
But then, as now, Washington’s main challenger had a broad global footprint that required U.S. operatives to gather intel from around the world.
—Peter Mattis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2023
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Keough’s Rebecca is mostly fictionalized, from her romance with childhood friend and cop Cam, a character invented in the series and played by Lily Gladstone, to Rebecca’s decision to feed intel from her teen sources to law enforcement.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 29 May 2024
Absolutely no insider intel was to be shared until the episode aired.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
But then, as now, Washington’s main challenger had a broad global footprint that required U.S. operatives to gather intel from around the world.
—Peter Mattis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2023
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“Intel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intel. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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