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covertly

[koh-vert-lee, koh-vert-] / ˈkoʊ vərt li, koʊˈvərt- /


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The women we have spoken to say being covertly filmed - and having the footage posted online - has left them questioning who they can be sure of.

From BBC

The documents say ICE officers are dressing in “plainclothes” in order to covertly collect “information not normally gained during formal interviews.”

From Salon

"A subsequent visit was carried out covertly by another officer who ordered food posing as a customer with a gluten allergy," the report said.

From BBC

The text in Mr. Campbell’s book is more pedestrian—and more covertly opinionated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next, the drones and cabins needed to be moved covertly into Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal