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covert

[koh-vert, kuhv-ert, kuhv-ert, koh-vert] / ˈkoʊ vərt, ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkʌv ərt, ˈkoʊ vərt /


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Covert actions can actually support diplomacy by showing an enemy that armed conflict would fail and, paradoxically, lead to de-escalation, say practitioners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“On the climate front, warming temperatures have put water storage capacity of the Sierra Nevada mountains in long-term decline,” said Adrian Covert, the Bay Area Council’s senior vice president of public policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

"Covert influence activities are not journalism," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

But Todd Bensman, author of “America’s Covert Border War,” a study of terrorism and the border, told lawmakers it is wrong to minimize the dangers those Colombian rebels posed.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2023

Covert CIA teams had previously photographed the site from every angle.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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