covert

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Even though it was a covert Special Forces operation, Panetta said, he personally briefed key congressional leaders before Bin Laden’s killing took place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The union has accused the carmaker of poor working conditions, withholding sick pay and covert redundancies, all enabled by the lack of a collective agreement to protect workers.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

TikTok, which has since removed the clips and the accounts that posted them, said it had taken down more than 75 covert influence operations globally in 2025.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Eastern DRC has long been a covert economic engine for Rwanda through its illicit networks and proxies,” said Zobel Behalal, senior expert at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, a Washington-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

This was said with a covert glance at the tiny new baby, Minta or Minty, who lay close by Old Rit’s side, in a comer of the cabin.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry