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as in reporters
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the student journalist asked questions as probing as those of a seasoned intelligencer
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as in spies
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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The team initially did not disclose why Crosby was ruled out of the game, but coach Dan Muse told reporters postgame that Crosby has a lower-body injury.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
David’s view The voters most keen to talk with political reporters are, typically, extremely engaged in politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Byunghun and Jimin will play the undercover spies.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 2024 Israeli operatives infiltrated Hezbollah’s supply chain and used shell companies to sell members pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Though appearing to be ordinary citizens to their friends, neighbors and even their own children, both parents are in fact elite North Korean operatives working to destabilize the South from within.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The men mentioned above served as war correspondents in Europe, including in London during heavy German bombing.—
Arthur Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Meet David Gleisner Here to answer those questions about completion hurdles, gear, and more, is RUN’s social media strategist and one of Backpacker’s PCT correspondents, David Gleisner.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
23 Mar. 2026
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Congress’s February efforts to resolve the shutdown were complicated by the lawless ICE campaign in Minneapolis, where federal agents killed two American citizens during a brutal crackdown on protests.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Keep Air Travel Safe Act, filed in October, extended the protection to Transportation Security Administration agents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the event the digital assets go down in value, the mortgage loans don’t get affected if the owner keeps making the monthly payments.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Demand is being driven by a new wave of buyers, who are splashing out on travel and experiences rather than the more traditional assets.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Intelligencers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligencers. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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