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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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Here are some new ones including Marty Supreme and Dust Bunny, a collection of familiar faces, recent hits, and a potential sleeper.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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Lightweight bedding can make a big difference for hot sleepers during the warmer months.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Before her breakthrough role as double agent Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, Brosnan's final Bond film, Rosamund Pike appeared on a handful of British TV series, including Love in a Cold Climate.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The bar was set high from here, but even the best Bond games have only superficially tackled the essence of the spy fantasy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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New intelligence shows that nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Vladimir Putin launched his country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to Anne Keast-Butler, the new head of the United Kingdom's communications and cyber spy agency.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 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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Prosecutors said Tangi is also wanted by authorities in New Zealand, where he is accused of murdering a courier in Auckland, the country's most populous city.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Jewelry couriers carrying armored cases disappear into the famously tiny elevators.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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“Counterspy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterspy. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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