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
Of course, given that this is based on a novel by espionage maestro John le Carre, Pine quickly gets up to more than ensuring guests have clean towels.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Just two months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered that the citizenship of Israelis convicted of espionage for Iran be stripped of their citizenship.
—Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The Russian military is once again hacking home and small office routers in widespread operations that send unwitting users to sites that harvest passwords and credential tokens for use in espionage campaigns, researchers said Tuesday.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
After more than three years imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges, French teachers Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned to France on Wednesday.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Just two months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered that the citizenship of Israelis convicted of espionage for Iran be stripped of their citizenship.
—Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The Russian military is once again hacking home and small office routers in widespread operations that send unwitting users to sites that harvest passwords and credential tokens for use in espionage campaigns, researchers said Tuesday.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2026
After more than three years imprisoned in Iran on espionage charges, French teachers Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned to France on Wednesday.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espionage
spying
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Part of the problem is that world governments, which are in the best position to do something about cybersecurity, also exploit software vulnerabilities for spying and other national security purposes.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Arrested on suspicion of spying, they were released from prison in Iran in November.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Espionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espionage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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