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counterespionage

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Recent Examples of counterespionage Currently, Roddy and Whelan are both mere novices in the dark arts of counterespionage. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 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 But the ruling raises serious questions about the agency, which focuses on counterespionage, terrorism and sabotage. — 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 See All Example Sentences for counterespionage

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In 1990, senior West German counterintelligence official Klaus Kuron was exposed as a Stasi spy and later convicted of treason.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Nazi counterintelligence was so brutal that the Germans couldn’t imagine enemy soldiers would want to get captured on purpose.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of counterintelligence

Noun

Internationally, abandoning the norm against economic espionage may spur a spy race with other countries, China in particular.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Joby filed a suit late last year alleging corporate espionage against Archer and George Kivork, a former Joby employee who left to work for Archer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of espionage

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Moreover, its lead in many technologies meant that the United States had much more to lose than to gain by legitimizing commercial spying.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
That show tackled Bitcoin, viral videos, NSA spying, and the goofy-ass names of 2010s tech startups without being hacky or hammy.

— Meredith Haggerty, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spying

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Reuters reported, citing a cyber threat intelligence analyst, that Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany, and Belgium were affected.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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