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double agent

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as in sleeper

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Recent Examples of double agent Some refuse to cooperate, some may even act as double agents. — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 Bless him for having the moral clarity and presence of mind to put the kibosh on Ger’s threat of finding the password-furnishing double agent and trying to kill a bunch of people at Helios. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 8 May 2026 The canary trap is a simple tool often used to identify leakers or double agents. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026 Alexander says that’s because Garth himself, having grown up in Gilead and now serving as a double agent for the rebels in Canada, doesn’t have the words for it. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double agent

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If a sleeper’s partner sees them sleeping on their back, gently moving them onto their side can reduce the chances of sleep paralysis.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Unlike the recent Draconid meteor shower, a treat for early sleepers, the Orionids will reward those who stay up late or rise in the dark hours before dawn.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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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, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019

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