secret service
noun
1
: a governmental service of a secret nature
2
Secret Service
: a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chiefly in charge of stopping crimes against the nation's financial system and protecting the president and other national officials and visiting world leaders
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This included one investigation in 2019 that heard testimony from an ex-crime intelligence official, who alleged that a luxury vehicle was acquired for Mthethwa during his time as police minister – with funds removed from the secret service account, state broadcaster SABC reported at the time.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Was Marlowe acting on Her Majesty’s secret service?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The state requested to continue the case, scheduled for a jury trial Monday, on another date due to the absence of several witnesses, including two special agents for the U.S. Secret Service and a former secret service agent now working with the IRS Southeastern District Analysis.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Russian morale also took a hit, as military bloggers bemoaned the careless lack of security and underestimation of Ukrainian secret services.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Was Marlowe acting on Her Majesty’s secret service?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The state requested to continue the case, scheduled for a jury trial Monday, on another date due to the absence of several witnesses, including two special agents for the U.S. Secret Service and a former secret service agent now working with the IRS Southeastern District Analysis.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Russian morale also took a hit, as military bloggers bemoaned the careless lack of security and underestimation of Ukrainian secret services.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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“Secret service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secret%20service. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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