code name
Example Sentences
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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 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
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 said company lawyers had come up with a code name for the deal — Project USA — to help maintain a level of secrecy.
From New York Times • May 1, 2024
Later given the code name Purple, the new machine baffled William’s team.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
