spy
noun
a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
spying
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present participleof spy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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OpenAI is trying to assess what information Alfozan may have captured and whether this was a case of corporate espionage or state-sponsored spying, a person familiar with the investigation said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In 2022, a former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia and sentenced to 42 months in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In 2022, a former Twitter worker, Ahmad Abouammo, was found guilty of spying for Saudi officials keen to unmask critics on the platform.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The FA did not charge Leeds United's former manager Marcelo Bielsa after the club were found guilty of spying on Derby in 2019, instead issuing a formal warning.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
I imagine climbing towering trees, spying on eggs and eaglets.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
