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as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news
the student journalist asked questions as probing as those of a seasoned intelligencer
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
as the nation's top intelligencer, the director of the CIA should have been more skeptical of the information he was being fed
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After a nationwide search, see who USA TODAY reporter Erin Jensen picked for her Valentine’s Day date.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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South Korea's spy agency estimated in January that about 300 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia to fight against Ukrainian forces had been killed, and a further 2,700 injured.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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These include spy satellites, missile warning sentinels, and spacecraft for the Global Positioning System.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Dylan Scott is a senior correspondent and editor for Vox’s Future Perfect, covering global health.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between the Cubs and the Japanese player came into focus during Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, where Wasserman agent Joel Wolfe told reporters that the club had broached the subject of Suzuki potentially waiving his no-trade clause.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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One is focused on the agent, while the other stares at the man being scanned.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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Then the eminent fashion journalist Suzy Menkes intervened, advising him to return home.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Null, a longtime technology journalist, is a contributor to WIRED and the editor of Drinkhacker.—
Christopher Null,
WIRED,
17 Feb. 2025
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Capone was holed up in Florida at the time but is believed to have sent four assassins to take out Moran and his operatives.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Law enforcement officials warned Trump last year that Tehran had placed operatives in the U.S. with access to surface-to-air missiles.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Intelligencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligencer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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