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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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The Union stars Berry as Roxanne, a secret agent who recruits her high school sweetheart, Mike (Wahlberg) to join her in a high-stakes intelligence mission.
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
Before that, however, Amazon MGM wants to pay it forward to fans with an exclusive opportunity to become secret agents themselves.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Aug. 2024
At the time, a U.S. government security source told PEOPLE Whelan was not a secret agent.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
August also marks the arrival of a few buzzy new titles, including the Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry team-up, The Union, which sees a down-to-earth construction worker sucked into a world of secret agents by his high school sweetheart.
—EW.com, 31 July 2024
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
Before that, however, Amazon MGM wants to pay it forward to fans with an exclusive opportunity to become secret agents themselves.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Aug. 2024
At the time, a U.S. government security source told PEOPLE Whelan was not a secret agent.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
August also marks the arrival of a few buzzy new titles, including the Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry team-up, The Union, which sees a down-to-earth construction worker sucked into a world of secret agents by his high school sweetheart.
—EW.com, 31 July 2024
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“Secret agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secret%20agent. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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