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stealthy

[stel-thee] / ˈstɛl θi /


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The U.S. has deployed F-22s and F-35s, whose stealthy designs allow them to evade being targeted by surface-to-air missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The showrunner of the Angeles National Forest isn’t a 500-pound black bear or a stealthy mountain lion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The rule serves an important purpose, the judge said, in preventing stealthy takeovers on the cheap.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

A major air campaign inside Iran, however, would likely involve stealthy aircraft such as F-35 fighters and B-2 bombers, as well as cruise missile-firing submarines—weapon systems that featured in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Russo, facing the judge, put his hand behind his back and flashed a stealthy thumbs-up to the courtroom.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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