covert
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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
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
They were not exposing covert agents or leaking military plans.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
The removal involved a covert military operation which prosecutors allege that Van Dyke helped plan and execute within the US military.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
He quickly assigned one of his deputies, Oleg Kalugin, to meet with Walker regularly via dead drops and other covert methods.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing covert
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