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prier

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as in spy

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Reports have continued to swirl around who might next don the tuxedo of Ian Fleming’s beloved spy.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
So in classic spy fashion, the group devised secret codes to communicate with one another, hidden in plain sight, so the KGB would be none the wiser — using series of notes embedded in their sheet music.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

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Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Definition of peeper

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The curious intruder appeared particularly interested in the shop's inventory, tearing into a sweet-tea blend and investigating tea diffusers as a crowd gathered outside.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
In this case the intruder was an AI application running rogue inside a company’s own test, and the damage spread to a second company’s systems.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of intruder

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His million Instagram followers think of him as the second coming of Banksy, but plenty more think of him as a peeping Tom, a voyeuristic intruder who insinuates himself into private spaces.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Noel Roblero Mazariegos, 51, was arrested by officers from the West Palm Beach Police Department and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail after reports of a prowler and peeping Tom.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026

Definition of peeping Tom

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Rather than being a delightful add-on, rechargeability in a poison-snooper could save lives in non-electrified remote locations, or in disaster zones where electricity is temporarily unavailable.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

Definition of snooper

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This pairing from Wildhorn worked in perfect harmony to keep gaper-gap at bay and airflow going directly from cutouts at the top of the helmet vents into the goggles.

— Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
The winner of this challenge is Gabe — his first Quickfire win of the season, for making poached gaper clams and butter clams in broth.

— Vulture, Vulture, 7 July 2021

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