engage in espionage

Frequency: 5.23.5 per million words

to take part in or become involved in espionage.

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Examples (10)

  • He was accused of engaging in espionage for a foreign government.
  • Diplomats are strictly forbidden to engage in espionage.
  • The tech firm fired several employees suspected of engaging in industrial espionage.
  • If you were to engage in espionage, you would risk life imprisonment.
  • During the Cold War, many individuals were recruited to engage in espionage.
  • Engaging in espionage is a high-stakes game with dangerous consequences.
  • The intelligence agency will train new recruits to engage in sophisticated espionage.
  • Do you have any evidence that she was engaging in espionage against her own country?
  • He felt he had no choice but to engage in espionage to protect his family.
  • The government has declared it will not tolerate any foreign agents who engage in espionage on its soil.