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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Each pillow has an outer and inner pillow, offering adaptable support for every type of sleeper.
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And while a camper version couldn't hurt the van's future prospects, Volkswagen is stopping short of offering a full camper van with pop-up roof, multiple beds and a kitchen, settling for a simpler two-sleeper layout.
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This Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winter blends mystery, comedic and political fiction to tell the story of a communist double agent, who comes to the United States after the Fall of Saigon.
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The incident saw former Russian military officer and British intelligence services double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia poisoned in Salisbury, England.
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For now, a bipartisan housing bill and the renewal of a key spy program have become casualties of those standoffs, and their fate was in limbo as Senate Republicans left for the July 4 recess.
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Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman, known to fans of AppleTV series Slow Horses as the shambolic, gassy spy Jackson Lamb, will be honored at this year Edinburgh Television Festival with the fest’s lifetime achievement honor, the Golden Icon Award.
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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According to Liu, the logistics provider had signed contracts with about 120 schools in China to retrain its army of couriers for new work such as repairing and maintaining robots.
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Before working with Firstwork, onboarding workers was chaotic, says courier growth and compliance manager Dasha Tarasenkova.
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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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