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undercovers

noun

plural of undercover

as in spies

a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits

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Germany’s cabinet approved new rules for its spies Wednesday to lift World War II-era restrictions on offensive cyber operations, sabotage, and espionage.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
It was announced in June that the duo was reuniting to play estranged father-daughter spies for Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne’s new project.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Paramount+ spy thriller, now in its third season, follows Joe, the leader of the CIA’s covert Lioness Program, which recruits female operatives to befriend women connected to high-value terrorist targets.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Mexican authorities have dismantled well over a thousand clandestine drug laboratories, seized enormous quantities of narcotics and fentanyl pills, arrested thousands of cartel operatives, and extradited major criminal figures to the United States.

— Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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Cheap inference also creates elasticity, since agents that can afford to run continuously consume far more.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Hennepin County’s top prosecutor calls the interstate clash over Castro’s transfer a needless test of states’ duty to honor extradition — and of whether federal agents can evade accountability.

— Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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