dead drop
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They laid in wait for Hanssen to attempt another dead drop and eventually he did.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
An arrest team took Hanssen into custody after catching him making a "dead drop" of classified materials in a park in suburban Virginia, the FBI says.
From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2023
The new pleas were entered in federal court in Martinsburg, W.Va., not far from Harpers Ferry, the site of the first dead drop of information the couple left an undercover F.B.I. operative.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Although Mr. Toebbe and his wife are from Maryland, the case is being held in West Virginia because that is where the first dead drop was made.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Marti and her colleagues had no way of knowing what had happened or what was going through TRIGON's mind when he decided not to "clear" the dead drop.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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