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counterspy

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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 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 Spies fall in love with counterspies, Israelis with Palestinians, Prisoner Z with his guard. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017

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Noun

As the ref checked on Owens, Zayn went for the Helluva Kick, but Gunther intercepted and locked in a sleeper, which was interrupted by a Coup de Grace by Gunther.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Sleep is variable by nature, and even healthy sleepers have off nights.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of sleeper

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The cast includes Nicolas Cage as Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent who is said to have inspired Ian Fleming’s James Bond character, as well as Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Ron Perlman and Michael Sheen.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Garner played double agent Sydney Bristow in Alias from 2001 to 2006.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of double agent

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Like Agent Kim, Han-soo and Jin-cheol are former spies and current parents.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
John Cena stars as a former soldier turned spy named Sean Walker who decides to reunite with his childhood Matchbox car-loving friends, played by Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, and Arturo Castro.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 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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