Central Intelligence Agency

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How to use Central Intelligence Agency in a sentence

Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
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According to a Yemeni intelligence source, Saïd met with the notorious U.S. preacher Anwar al Awlaki.
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Current and former intelligence officials have said North Korea has long been a priority target for American spies.
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Offending the other ones has been a central strategy for Paul over the last year.
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“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
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The startled operators at Umballa could obtain no further intelligence and the boy was slain at his post.
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Having thus enrolled himself as one of the Agency Indians, he had a claim on this the Agency doctor.
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Yet he succeeded in getting many to take the agency and these received orders and sent for the books.
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British Dictionary definitions for Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

noun

See CIA

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

An agency of the United States government, responsible for coordinating information-gathering activities outside the United States in the interest of national security. The CIA works with the Department of State and a variety of civilian and military organizations to protect American interests abroad and recommend directions for American foreign policy.

notes for Central Intelligence Agency

The extreme secrecy of many of the CIA's operations has enhanced its reputation as an organization of espionage and intrigue.

notes for Central Intelligence Agency

The operations of the CIA are directed by the National Security Council.