as in spying
the secret gathering of information on others
the acts of espionage on behalf of the Confederacy carried on by Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow
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Recent Examples of espionage
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a Pandora's box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
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Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a pandora’s box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department’s National Security Division was established in 2006 to address threats of terrorism, espionage and other concerns.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
That also makes Finland a bastion for the narrow northern coastal strip of Norway that shares a border with Russia, a hotbed of espionage.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a pandora’s box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department’s National Security Division was established in 2006 to address threats of terrorism, espionage and other concerns.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
That also makes Finland a bastion for the narrow northern coastal strip of Norway that shares a border with Russia, a hotbed of espionage.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espionage
spying
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Four men were arrested in London on Friday on suspicion of spying for Iran, according to the Metropolitan Police.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Joani Reid, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labor Party, issued a statement indicating that her husband was among three unnamed individuals British police arrested this week on suspicion of spying for China.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Espionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espionage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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