code name

Example Sentences

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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

Goren allegedly worked alongside Ozgur Altun, known by the code name "Abu Yasir Al Turki".

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

The Israelis used the code name Philadelphi for the strip, while Egyptian officials call it Salah Al Din.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

Searchlight was the Secret Service’s code name for President Nixon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin