clandestine
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The first trial over his death was annulled last year following revelations that one of the judges took part in a clandestine documentary about the case.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
In the past, he said, “the CIA was trying to be clandestine in their operations and kind of remain in the background, in the shadows.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Even with all the clandestine turmoil, NewsNation’s “unbiased” marketing still appeared to work in public.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
“It’s much more kind of a clandestine deployment with vessels of opportunity that happens in the dead of night. And that’s probably more like a dozen or two dozen.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
A CIA summary would call this “the most productive classic clandestine operation ever conducted by CIA and MI6 against the Soviet target.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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