as in spying
the secret gathering of information on others
the acts of espionage on behalf of the Confederacy carried on by Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow
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Evolving since 2001’s The Fast and the Furious from looking at underground street racing to global espionage, the films have Ludacris playing Tej, a tech-savvy mechanic, race organizer and hacker who is a core member of Dominic Toretto’s (Vin Diesel) crew.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In 2020, while serving in Congress, Gabbard introduced legislation calling for all charges against Snowden, which included espionage, to be dismissed.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
American adversaries surely see an espionage and blackmail bonanza.
—James Goldgeier, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump’s mission must return to the original promise of true American greatness through the unapologetic rejection of digital espionage on the American people.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
In 2020, while serving in Congress, Gabbard introduced legislation calling for all charges against Snowden, which included espionage, to be dismissed.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
American adversaries surely see an espionage and blackmail bonanza.
—James Goldgeier, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
Trump’s mission must return to the original promise of true American greatness through the unapologetic rejection of digital espionage on the American people.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Espionage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espionage. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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