dead drop
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Diana Toebbe, 46, acted as a lookout while her husband left information at a "dead drop" spot, once hiding a data card inside a peanut butter sandwich.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2022
Prosecutors, however, countered that Mrs. Toebbe knew about the spying and “acted as a lookout” for Toebbe during a drop off of secrets at one dead drop.
From Washington Times • Feb. 18, 2022
Toebbe concealed the card in a chewing gum package that he left at another dead drop in Virginia.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2022
Their weapons were the tradecraft of spies—the dead drop, the brush pass, the one-time pad—and their missions almost always had the same goal: to obtain vital information about the enemy.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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