clandestine
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The regime has managed to sell billions of dollars in crude to China using a clandestine network of aging tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
He’s even heard rumors, from supporters of his work, that some restaurants in Rio serve capybara meat to certain customers as a clandestine menu item.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The panel also criticised the club's "deplorable approach in its use of junior members of staff" to "conduct the clandestine observation".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Amid all the cleanup, little official attention has gone to the growing number of clandestine graves that groups of persistent, family-funded search teams have found in recent months.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
But Hunt suggested they contact Bernard Barker, a Cuban American living in Miami who had done clandestine work for the CIA in the past.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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