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Recent Examples of counterespionage
But the ruling raises serious questions about the agency, which focuses on counterespionage, terrorism and sabotage.
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Willem Marx, NPR, 3 July 2025
Hobbs' spokesperson, Christian Slater, said the governor's proposal was not a response to the chorus of conservative criticism of her veto but a result of her concern that the prior bill was not an effective counterespionage measure.
—Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 10 June 2025
Xi's harsh covid-19 lockdowns brought significant swaths of the Chinese economy to a standstill in 2022, and his officials have raided foreign companies in apparent counterespionage investigations.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
China’s recent expansion of its counterespionage law to cover a much wider array of information, coupled with raids on some advisory firms and a pickup in exit bans on foreigners, has made the business environment more uncertain.
—Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2023
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Willem Marx, NPR, 3 July 2025
Hobbs' spokesperson, Christian Slater, said the governor's proposal was not a response to the chorus of conservative criticism of her veto but a result of her concern that the prior bill was not an effective counterespionage measure.
—Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 10 June 2025
Xi's harsh covid-19 lockdowns brought significant swaths of the Chinese economy to a standstill in 2022, and his officials have raided foreign companies in apparent counterespionage investigations.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024
China’s recent expansion of its counterespionage law to cover a much wider array of information, coupled with raids on some advisory firms and a pickup in exit bans on foreigners, has made the business environment more uncertain.
—Jami Miscik, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterespionage
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Coast Guard, Secret Service, cyber defense, counterintelligence and the TSA are instrumental to the nation’s defense.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fact that many of those fired handled counterintelligence cases was first reported by the New York Sun.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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What follows is a crusade of detours, espionage and a paranoid struggle to preserve the only home he’s ever known.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the past, this has been reserved for Chinese and Russian companies suspected of espionage or sabotage.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Four men were arrested in London on Friday on suspicion of spying for Iran, according to the Metropolitan Police.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Joani Reid, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labor Party, issued a statement indicating that her husband was among three unnamed individuals British police arrested this week on suspicion of spying for China.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shipping intelligence data provider Kpler estimates around 12 million barrels of crude oil to have passed through the strait since the war started.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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During the 1980s Iran-Iraq War, the United States actively supported Saddam Hussein — providing intelligence and diplomatic cover even as Iraq deployed chemical weapons against Iranian soldiers and civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Counterespionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterespionage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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