Example Sentences
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The trial hinged on the question of whether Rogers was knowingly advancing China’s interests in sharing information, or had been duped into helping spies he believed were academics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
One of North Korea's best-known spies was Jeong Su-il, who entered South Korea in 1984 posing as Muhammed Kansu, a Filipino-Lebanese academic.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The business of recruiting and safeguarding spies is among the government’s most secretive activities.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
“You know, before I found out about teenage spies and castles with hidden rooms.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
