intelligence agency
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of intelligence agency
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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The push was so noticeable that Steyer’s campaign hired an intelligence agency with ties to a major Israeli firm to study the trend.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Ramagem, 53, is a former police officer who commanded Brazil's main intelligence agency, ABIN, under Bolsonaro.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The US intelligence agency the CIA helping to locate him and launched a "deception campaign" aimed at convincing Iranian authorities that he had already been found, the newspaper added.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
It was the US intelligence agency that tracked the airman's exact location to the mountain crevice and passed the information along to the Pentagon.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Semyonov was a secret agent for the Soviet intelligence agency, the KGB.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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