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counterspies

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plural of counterspy

as in sleepers

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Side sleepers and anyone worried about long-term hearing health should lean toward flat-speaker headbands or pillow speakers, which Laird flagged as the safer, more comfortable option for all-night use.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
For side sleepers and anyone worried about ear health, Laird recommends a soft sleep headband with flat speakers or a pillow speaker because those keep the ear canal more open.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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The federal indictment identifies instructions directing undercover Cuban spies not to fly with Brothers to the Rescue around the time of the attack.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The Houthis had also been forcibly recruiting large numbers of children and Ethiopian migrants, using them as human shields, spies and for dangerous mine-planting.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026

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In the 1990s, Nigerian rings often trafficked drugs from Southeast Asia to Chicago via couriers, according to the Justice Department.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Founded by Hasan Abasi in the Arab-majority town of Umm al-Fahm in Israel, Haat now offers its services across 50 cities, working with more than 10,000 restaurants and markets, and employing more than 500 couriers.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

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