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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Recent Examples of mole The dish has come up before on the podcast, with Guillermo del Toro naming mole poblano as his last meal, Belle noted. —
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Skin changes, like a new or changing mole. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Maris is the mole who works for the Campanos, and Quinn hints to her that their work with Hannah Hall (Jennifer Garner), Owen Michaels (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Bailey (Angourie Rice) may not be over. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026 On a candy-bright ceramic plate, as one standout example, a staffer will deliver a prehistoric-looking turkey leg draped in mole. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mole
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Skin changes, like a new or changing mole. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Maris is the mole who works for the Campanos, and Quinn hints to her that their work with Hannah Hall (Jennifer Garner), Owen Michaels (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Bailey (Angourie Rice) may not be over. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026 On a candy-bright ceramic plate, as one standout example, a staffer will deliver a prehistoric-looking turkey leg draped in mole. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mole
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Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
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Around the same time, the National Reconnaissance Office decided that two of its spy satellites were surplus to requirements and offered the hardware to NASA.— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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His former clients include the political operatives Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro.— Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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During the same period, Democratic operative Mayra Macías reported raising nearly $102,000 and had more than $159,000 on hand.— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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The other soldier is accused of having contact with a foreign agent, transmitting information to the enemy and other offenses, according to the indictment.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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In an early morning operation, FBI agents executed arrest warrants across Southern California in connection with federal indictments, according to the agency.— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Mole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/mole. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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