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
Three Russian submarines conducted a "covert" operation over cables and pipelines in waters north of the UK, Defence Secretary John Healey said.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
To allude is to mention indirectly or to hint at—to speak of something in a covert or roundabout way.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Romeo and Juliet
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Grade 9, List 3
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