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Samia’s fate remains unknown as she’s reported to be be held in the Sudanese prison Kober, known for its treacherous conditions, which is the intel that leads Martian to surrender to James Richardson’s (Hugh Bonneville) condition to become a double agent.
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
The double agent Clive arouses Jake’s suspicion immediately, and Sheriff McDowell vouches for him despite being unable to distinguish an Irish accent from a Scottish one.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Fassbender’s character, George Woodhouse, is tasked with finding out the identity of a double agent who is trying to sell a deadly cyberweapon to foreign buyers.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Comments With LaRoche’s cover as a double agent for the DOJ blown, NCIS is now tasked with bringing down Nexus.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
The double agent Clive arouses Jake’s suspicion immediately, and Sheriff McDowell vouches for him despite being unable to distinguish an Irish accent from a Scottish one.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Fassbender’s character, George Woodhouse, is tasked with finding out the identity of a double agent who is trying to sell a deadly cyberweapon to foreign buyers.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Comments With LaRoche’s cover as a double agent for the DOJ blown, NCIS is now tasked with bringing down Nexus.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for double agent
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So many best-sellers are marked down; droves of shoppers are grabbing these bed sheets that reviewers say are great for hot sleepers, as well as this Levoit air purifier that tackles airborne allergens, pollutants, and unwanted odors with ease.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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The extra 4 ounces for the Sea to Summit pad gets you quite a bit more cushion too—this is a 4-inch thick pad, compared to the 3 inches of the Therm-a-rest X-Lite, which makes this a better ultralight option for side sleepers.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.—
Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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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
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