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The BBC obtained a covert recording of Miles meeting an unknown man, apparently on the pretext of carrying out a business deal.

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He became angry if the university student did not reply to his messages, acting in a "demanding, controlling and covert" way, she told the trial.

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Western officials say Russia is seeking to destabilize members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization through covert acts of sabotage it can easily deny.

Once there, she became an unwitting participant in covert CIA experiments known as MK-Ultra.

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A hybrid strategy involving maritime and air pressure, covert agitation and inducements, targeted strikes to degrade regime capacity, and political, legal and cyber warfare to isolate Caracas and split the officer corps is realistic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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