covert
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Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022, following his covert invasions of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and eastern regions in 2014, Russian forces have captured roughly 12% of Ukraine’s territory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Go with him inside this covert maritime network to see how the trade in sanctioned Iranian oil continues thousands of miles from the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
He said that he had not worked for Moscow, but had carried out a covert operation in collaboration with a Western intelligence service.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Gravity shifts reveal changing mass on the planet’s surface, allowing the government to track everything from depleting global water tables to covert underground infrastructure.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
These women had their undying, if covert, affection.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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The state buys the properties, coverts them and gives them to local governments that then contract with local providers for needed services.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Syncrude operations, which coverts oil sands to exportable grades, analysts said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2022
Surely the Times could create a series with the working title "So you want to see an opera..." that coverts the basics of preparing for and enjoying the experience.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
Outerwall also owns Coinstar, a chain of kiosks that coverts loose change into paper money and gift cards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
He was helped by Athena to drive them out of their coverts, and as they flew up he shot them.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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