Spy

Definitions

1. A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
2. A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.

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Examples

“The dead leap⟳ at the throat, destroy⟳ The meaning of the day; dark forms Have⟳ scaled your walls, and spies betray Old secrets to amorphous swarms.”

“Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score⟳ and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run⟳, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.”

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