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SOE

British  

abbreviation

  1. State Owned Enterprise

"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

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Then, 60 years later, a doctoral student researching the women of the SOE knocks on Theo’s door and together they follow a new trail to find out what happened to Tessa.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Inverlair Lodge and similar SOE properties are said to have inspired the plot to 1960s TV drama The Prisoner, which starred Patrick McGoohan.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2025

Marjorie Stewart was a spy and did work for the SOE, but she was not part of the Fernando Po team.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2024

"Anyone, including business visitors, who enters our work area cannot bring in their iPhones," said the source, one of two SOE employees who said they were told of the ban in recent weeks.

From Reuters Sep. 8, 2023

As far as Paul’s concerned I’m just another SOE agent to be trained up quickly—not sure how this happened, but at any rate I am learning to be proficient in the SOE’s “Double Tap” system.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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