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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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But after six weeks of conversations, Gavalas was increasingly mentally dependent on Gemini, becoming entangled in an elaborate conspiracy involving federal agents, international espionage, and heist missions.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The officer, who was stationed in Argentina’s central province of Mendoza at the time, was arrested on charges of espionage, according to Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Liu hasn't ruled out seeing her life, and experience in an international spying incident, adapted into a movie.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Alysa and Arthur Liu have been targets of Beijing harassment and spying, the father has said.—
Griffin Eckstein,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Of what could be seen, however, open source intelligence analysts identified the IRIS Sahand, IRIS Sabalan, and IRIS Zagros as damaged, and the IRIS Makran as heavily damaged.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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According to data from air cargo market intelligence firm Rotate published Sunday, the airspace closures in the Middle East resulted in an 18 percent week-over-week decline in available global air cargo capacity.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Counterespionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterespionage. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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