covertly

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There’s something covertly chilling about taking some relatively banal aspect of real life and pushing it to its most extreme lengths — and there’s also so much that could go wrong trying.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

When the two appear in court on Wednesday, police will allege they worked with a Chinese national charged last August for covertly gathering information on the Guan Yin Citta Buddhist group in Australia's capital, Canberra.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

"A subsequent visit was carried out covertly by another officer who ordered food posing as a customer with a gluten allergy," the report said.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The text in Mr. Campbell’s book is more pedestrian—and more covertly opinionated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

What bothered her, she realized as she covertly watched those girls, was that she would never have that circle of friendship.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman