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Recent Examples of counterspy
Shadow Alliance Former National Security Agency counterspy John Schindler wrote on his Top Secret Umbra blog in January 2024 that Epstein appeared to have been part of a shadowy Israeli influence operation characterized as MEGA.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.
—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.
—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.
—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.
—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterspy
Noun
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Even my husband, who’s a hot sleeper, was pleasantly surprised.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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When Cracking a Window Helps In certain conditions and for the right sleeper, cracking a window can be beneficial.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This movie features Rosamund Pike as a sexy double agent and, yes, an invisible car speeding across a frozen lake.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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Garner famously starred on Alias as Sydney Bristow – a highly skilled CIA double agent constantly juggling dangerous covert missions with the need to keep her true identity hidden from friends and family.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He was also sanctioned by the European Union in January 2019 following a nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, which the British government said was carried out by GRU agents to poison a former Russian spy.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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That unusual role for a spy chief raised additional questions from Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Model Vittoria Ceretti, best known stateside for her romantic relationship with Leonardo Dicaprio, acted as a courier for the Italian flag.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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