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Recent Examples of tradecraft
Lotan is a former intelligence officer, who worked at the intersection of tradecraft and diplomacy, working globally across defense agencies and embassies.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Campaigns commonly tracked as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon showed long-term access, living-off-the-land tradecraft and a focus on telecommunications, energy, transport, logistics and public services.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Gabbard, updating analytic tradecraft to incorporate AI will be a priority, though staff will not be replaced by machines.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Failure to do so would prevent the intelligence community from adopting cutting-edge technology that will allow tradecraft and operations to stay dominant in a constantly evolving landscape.
—Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Campaigns commonly tracked as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon showed long-term access, living-off-the-land tradecraft and a focus on telecommunications, energy, transport, logistics and public services.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Gabbard, updating analytic tradecraft to incorporate AI will be a priority, though staff will not be replaced by machines.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
Failure to do so would prevent the intelligence community from adopting cutting-edge technology that will allow tradecraft and operations to stay dominant in a constantly evolving landscape.
—Ann Wagner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tradecraft
Noun
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Daly was an investigator and counterintelligence operative for the federal law enforcement agency.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Qrypt had been negotiating its first large contract, with the Pentagon, until a counterintelligence official called about Broidy’s allegations.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The latest firings included experts in counterespionage matters.—
Perry Stein,
Arkansas Online,
28 Feb. 2026
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The employee filed the complaint with the division director, Robert Turner, a 22-year veteran of the bureau who previously held roles in counterterrorism and counterespionage.—
William Turton,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In theory, that’s what Slot wants his side to do, but in practice this season, due to personnel, fitness and at times structure, the Liverpool high press has lacked the intensity, aggression and intelligence of previous years.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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By Saturday, the Pentagon had surged more than 150 aircraft to join the effort to rescue the weapons system officer, Dude 44B, including 64 fighter jets, four bombers, 48 refuelers, 13 rescue planes and 26 intelligence and jamming aircraft, sources told CBS News.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Tradecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradecraft. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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