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double agent

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as in sleeper

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Recent Examples of double agent This Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winter blends mystery, comedic and political fiction to tell the story of a communist double agent, who comes to the United States after the Fall of Saigon. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The incident saw former Russian military officer and British intelligence services double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia poisoned in Salisbury, England. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 June 2026 An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent. — Joshua Goodman, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026 An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent. — Joshua Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for double agent

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Side and back sleepers will be thrilled to add this set of queen pillows to their bed setup, while this 69%-off cervical neck pillow accommodates stomach sleepers.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
The cooling technology helps regulate temperature throughout the night, which is especially good news for hot sleepers.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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Shadow Alliance Former National Security Agency counterspy John Schindler wrote on his Top Secret Umbra blog in January 2024 that Epstein appeared to have been part of a shadowy Israeli influence operation characterized as MEGA.

— Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019

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