secret agents

noun

plural of secret agent
as in spies
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country a secret agent posing as a government employee

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Recent Examples of secret agents So and his lead co-stars Choi Dae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho formed the perfect trio of lethal secret agents masquerading as bumbling middle-aged dads, displaying remarkable chemistry. — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026 The show includes high-stakes undercover operations and night chases to secret agents, treasure maps, and vast sums of black-market money changing hands. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026 There’s a whole network of ordinary secret agents in Recife, some protecting, some selling information to the highest bidder. — Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2025 Once inside, you’re greeted by a van that’s been transformed into a home base for secret agents investigating the area; a merchandise stand, a ticket booth that resembles old-school movie theater registers; and a pizza parlor. — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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spies
Noun
  • 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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