counterespionage

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Recent Examples of counterespionage 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 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 See All Example Sentences for counterespionage
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Noun
  • This strategy of sending the notes to the media could be designed to ratchet up pressure, said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative and cybersecurity expert.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
  • One worker joined the FBI and made a career in counterintelligence, sniffing out Chinese spies.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have in recent years detained foreign and dual nationals, typically on espionage or national security charges.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • What preceded that was an experience facing the fear of geopolitical espionage.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Alysa and Arthur Liu have been targets of Beijing harassment and spying, the father has said.
    Griffin Eckstein, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The platform acts as an intelligence layer that stitches together disparate systems and data within an organization.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • From intelligence, the defense minister said the military knew the kingpin's security detail was heavily armed – outfitted with long arms and rocket launchers – and troops planned for a siege.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

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“Counterespionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterespionage. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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