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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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The employee filed the complaint with the division director, Robert Turner, a 22-year veteran of the bureau who previously held roles in counterterrorism and counterespionage.—
William Turton,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2025
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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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Also currently penning an espionage thriller for Artists Equity, Miles continues to be represented by Jonathan Shikora at Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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His espionage thriller Lioness, which stars Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldaña as CIA operatives, is in production on its third season.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Turkey arrests 6 suspected of spying ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish authorities have arrested six people, including an Iranian national, on suspicion of spying for Iran, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Relations have deteriorated over allegations of Chinese spying in Britain, China’s support for Russia in Moscow’s war on Ukraine and the crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong, the former British colony that was returned to China in 1997.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Benedict Cumberbatch will undoubtedly bring the intelligence, depth, and moral complexity this role demands.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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These ultraintelligent children, affectionately dubbed Termites, grew into generally healthy and successful adults who finished college, registered patents, and published papers at far higher rates than their counterparts of average intelligence.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Counterintelligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterintelligence. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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