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SOE

British

abbreviation

State Owned Enterprise

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Inverlair Lodge and similar SOE properties are said to have inspired the plot to 1960s TV drama The Prisoner, which starred Patrick McGoohan.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Marjorie Stewart was a spy and did work for the SOE, but she was not part of the Fernando Po team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

But it is clear from her files that she yearned for more adventure, and by autumn 1943 she was training for SOE.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

China Reform Holdings was set up in 2021 and tasked with deepening SOE reforms.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2023

Maddie walked shoulder to shoulder with the SOE agent when they went out to climb into the waiting aircraft.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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