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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country as the nation's top intelligencer, the director of the CIA should have been more skeptical of the information he was being fed

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Noun
  • Speaking to reporters on Sunday after attending the FIFA Club World Cup final, Trump was asked about a bill recently introduced by Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, which would eliminate federal capital gains tax on the sale of primary residences.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Collins showed reporters a 1992 rescission message from President George H.W. Bush as an example of how such proposals should be detailed—comparing it unfavorably to the Trump Administration’s request.
    Nik Popli, Time, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Her group of spies, scouts, and other freedom fighters piloted three Union steamboats snaking up the lower Combahee River with Colonel James Montgomery of the Second South Carolina Volunteers and one battery of the Third Rhode Island Artillery.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, who surprised the film world and 007 fans by stepping away from the franchise earlier this year, has endorsed the choice of Denis Villeneuve as director for the next instalment of the spy thriller.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • We're joined now by ABC's chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2025
  • Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes.
    Erin Lyall, CBS News, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • At least two of the agents are reportedly appealing the move.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
  • The fish-out-of-water tale follows Mia, a young and spoiled New York heiress sent by her grandfather to Palermo, without money or luxuries, to work as a real estate agent in the family business.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • From paranormal investigators to journalists and TikTok content creators.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • For years, the company has invited gaming journalists and YouTubers to Orlando to get an early look at Madden and now College Football.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The North Korean cyber operatives often take on projects involving virtual currency exchanges, enabling them to more easily launder money back to the regime, undetected.
    July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
  • Aside from covert operatives launching short-range drones from within Iran to strike strategic targets, Israel also relied overwhelmingly on its airpower to hit strategic and leadership targets during the campaign.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Intelligencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligencer. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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