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code name

[kohd neym] / ˈkoʊd ˌneɪm /


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The title of the invitation was "Send project Dawn email," an apparent reference to Amazon's code name for the job cuts.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2026

They referred to the possibility of their characters getting a call from Sweden by a code name: ABBA.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

The latter is salient because the name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA-funded project that Ellison worked on.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

Geopolitically, things seem to have deteriorated, which created an interesting milieu for my spy — code name Kane — to inhabit.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2024

Hugo told me to think of a code name before my assignment.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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