as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
for years we have had a mole in the enemy's national intelligence agency
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Black Ops 6 picks up in the early Nineties and follows Cold War character Russell Adler on the run after being framed as a mole in the CIA.
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Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Oct. 2024
Another standout featured on both menus is the taco mole verde filled with tender pork carnitas that melt in your mouth.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
But unlike Medrano, Solis agreed to become a government mole to avoid prison time, wearing a wire to assist corruption investigations into a pair of powerful Chicago Democrats: former Ald.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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Cade Onder, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Her specialties include acne, moles, skin cancer, and eczema.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Oct. 2024
Another standout featured on both menus is the taco mole verde filled with tender pork carnitas that melt in your mouth.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
But unlike Medrano, Solis agreed to become a government mole to avoid prison time, wearing a wire to assist corruption investigations into a pair of powerful Chicago Democrats: former Ald.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
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The spy thriller The 355 (2022) reunited Collie with Chastain alongside a cast that included Penélope Cruz and Diane Kruger.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Lawn and Patterson met whilst working on the BBC’s Panorama and went on to co-write hit drama The Salisbury Poisonings about the unbelievable events that took place in 2018 surrounding the novichok nerve agent and Russian spies.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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But Golden and Theriault are the only two candidates on the ballot this year, leading campaign operatives to believe the outcome will be known before voters go to sleep.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, Michigan's attorney general used that reasoning to arraign two political operatives on felony charges connected to robo calls.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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And here’s where things get politically and professionally dicey for our agents because Sweeney expected trouble and set up shop in the NCIS parking lot.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the phone seizure, FBI agents obtained a warrant to access Ogles' personal email account.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mole. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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