Example Sentences

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He also served in al-Majd, the internal security force that rooted out collaborators and spies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Many countries have up to two diplomatic missions to these international organisations, as well as an embassy - providing both diplomatic immunity and cover for spies.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The Central Intelligence Agency in recent months published unusually bold videos in Mandarin openly recruiting Chinese spies from the ranks of the country’s military.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A member of the public was killed after handling the delivery device, a discarded perfume bottle, triggering the largest Western expulsion in decades of Russian diplomats alleged to be spies.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“But what does any of that have to do with spies and MI6?”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti