counterespionage

noun

Definition of counterespionagenext
as in counterintelligence

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Recent Examples of counterespionage Beijing saw it as meddling by a foreign government, heightening tensions following Australia’s ban on Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from its next-generation 5G mobile network and a tightening of counterespionage safeguards to criminalize foreign meddling in domestic politics. — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 After China’s recent adoption of stringent data security and counterespionage legislation, European and American companies are discouraging executives from carrying information out of China even about day-to-day corporate operations. — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023 On July 1, China enacted a sweeping expansion of a counterespionage law. — Edward Wong, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2023 In late April, Beijing tightened its counterespionage law and expanded the list of activities that could be considered spying. — Laura He, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for counterespionage
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  1. counterintelligence
  2. espionage
  3. intelligence
Noun
  • Maintained by the Department of Energy’s counterintelligence unit, the Sensitive Country List includes nuclear states such as India and Russia as well as countries deemed to be sponsors of terrorism, such as North Korea or Iran.
    — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The army’s investigation and a parallel one by the Shin Bet counterintelligence agency lay out those bodies’ mistakes.
    — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of counterintelligence
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  • The elevated espionage thriller takes viewers on Ben Edwards’ (Kitsch) journey from Navy SEAL to CIA paramilitary operator, exploring the darker side of warfare and the human cost that comes with it.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The film is described as an espionage thriller that follows a complicated father-daughter relationship within a family business.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of espionage
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  • In this sense, artificial intelligence remains quite unlike, and less capable than, human intelligence.
    — Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This is similar to the previous point about looking outward, but with a sharper focus on competitor intelligence.
    — John Cairney, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of intelligence

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