clandestine
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Joe Biden’s clandestine 2023 train trip to Ukraine involved a false public schedule, but it also included two journalists—and everyone else found out about it as soon as Biden arrived.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
With his eldest nearing the end of her time in primary school -- and clandestine courses in their northern city costing more than half his salary -- he sees no option but to leave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Most vessels are now using channels approved by Iran “or other clandestine routes, while traffic through the Omani waters has effectively dried up,” they wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
In May, Taiwanese President Lai-Ching-te was forced into a clandestine maneuver to visit Eswatini, his first trip abroad in more than one year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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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