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counterspy

noun

Definition of counterspy

as in sleeper

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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. — 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

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Noun

Cody Rhodes shook off the sleeper and hit a suicide dive on Zayn.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The Foamy Sleeping Pad comes in a variety of sizes to accommodate nearly every sleeper.

— Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Definition of sleeper

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Garner played double agent Sydney Bristow in Alias from 2001 to 2006.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
The incident saw former Russian military officer and British intelligence services double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia poisoned in Salisbury, England.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 June 2026

Definition of double agent

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The book instead focuses on Penelope’s diplomatic genius, along with her loyal women who form a network of spies for her along with a secret militia that quietly runs the island from the shadows for two decades while their men are away at war.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Earlier this month, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance would order up to 10 spy planes from Saab, in a deal that could be worth nearly $5 billion based on the price of the GlobalEye aircraft.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of spy

Noun

According to prosecutors, Gelacio had met up with a drug courier while docked in Ecuador, and agreed to transport the cocaine to a drug cartel in Mexico while en route to California.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Following their instructions, my father went to his bank, wired $300,000 to a nearby coin dealer, purchased gold, and handed it to a courier sent to his home.

— Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

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