Definitions
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- noun
Spying on spies.
Etymologies
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counter- + spying
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Examples
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Spying and counterspying there were between the courts to a great extent and rumours in number.
Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Ruth Putnam
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Spying and counterspying there were between the courts to a great extent and rumours in number.
Charles the Bold Putnam, Ruth, 1856-1931 1908
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The recent bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan revealed a sophisticated al Qaeda operation to plant a double agent inside Jordanian intelligence and highlighted the perennial problem of lax CIA counterspying, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials.
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