Mossad
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Mossad
C20: Hebrew Mosad LeModi'in U-LeTafkidim Miyuhadim establishment for information and special tasks
Example Sentences
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Agents with Israel’s foreign-intelligence service, the Mossad, are calling Iranian regime members and threatening them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The 2008 elimination of Imad Mughniyeh, a Hezbollah terrorist, in Damascus, Syria, might have been a moment of tactical synergy between the CIA and the Mossad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
That was most likely through long-standing technical penetration of the Iranian communications systems as well as human spies on the ground, often run by Mossad.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
But this is the first such execution on charges of spying for Mossad since a wave of protests sparked by anger over the rising cost of living started in Iran on December 28.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
With his network of intelligence contacts from Scotland Yard, Le Surite, and the Mossad, he had access to the kind of information that terrorists pay for dearly .
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn
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