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Recent Examples of counterintelligence
Wei, who had received Naval counterintelligence and insider threat training just days earlier, strongly suspected that his new social media acquaintance was a Chinese spy, prosecutors said.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The reassignments have sparked internal frustration, as agents from counterintelligence and public corruption units are diverted from their core investigative roles.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
The Ministries of Defense in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and Syria also use them, as do the Polish military counterintelligence agency, the Finnish defense forces, and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
Webster also stepped up the FBI’s anti-terrorism and counterintelligence activities, which helped prepare him for the CIA post.
—Douglass K. Daniel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
The reassignments have sparked internal frustration, as agents from counterintelligence and public corruption units are diverted from their core investigative roles.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
The Ministries of Defense in Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and Syria also use them, as do the Polish military counterintelligence agency, the Finnish defense forces, and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
Webster also stepped up the FBI’s anti-terrorism and counterintelligence activities, which helped prepare him for the CIA post.
—Douglass K. Daniel, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterintelligence
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Currently, Roddy and Whelan are both mere novices in the dark arts of counterespionage.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Other than the counterespionage law amendment, Beijing has in recent years expanded the remit of its national security apparatus through sweeping legislation, giving authorities broader powers to scrutinize foreign nationals and organizations.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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The intention after writing Slow Horses was to go back and write another Zoë novel, but I got sucked into the world of espionage and have stuck with that.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The sentencing of Earl and Reeves came after British police on Thursday arrested three men in their forties on suspicion of spying for Russia.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jet-like capabilities The tank has radar, electronic tools for spying, and advanced communication systems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Greta Lee is an intelligence officer pulled from a Gettysburg trip with her kid to deliver some important North Korean intel.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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