undercover
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Its officers, who wear civilian clothes, have a network of undercover agents and informants dedicated to monitoring and infiltrating dissident movements and independent groups such as art collectives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
A BBC undercover investigation in 2025 found nurses and pharmacists supplying Botox without carrying out the face-to-face consultations required under professional guidance.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Investigators later found that "no authorised undercover operation involving precious metals existed at the time" but instead Khan, and another officer "instructed officers" to release the businessman, prosecutors said in May.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
In 2005, an undercover investigator from the FDA called the farm and was told the milk was safe for human consumption.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
That undercover agent would be prowling the bus station all afternoon looking for him.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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