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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

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

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Southwest began testing new boarding months before assigned seating was announced using the code name Project USA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

The code name for the massive operation to catch Miller, in the summer and fall of 1984, was “Whipworm,” a reference to an intestinal parasite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

He even gave them a detailed description of the spy behind the code name.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield