covertly
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In November 2020, Indian government investigators found hidden bore holes where the operator of the United Marine Products fishmeal plant in Goa had been covertly disposing of toxic waste, thereby contaminating groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
In one case, a 17-year-old girl told British broadcaster Channel 4 News in August how she had been approached by a man who covertly recorded her and their interaction.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The manufacturers say the titanium-framed machines can be used to enter hostile territory covertly as they are more difficult to detect by radar or sound than traditional aircraft.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
When the film opens at Oak Street’s idyllic summer block party, complete with cookouts and kids happily pedaling together on their bikes, he purposefully evokes the atmosphere of the movies he covertly cites.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
This information is then covertly delivered to the guerrillas through safe houses, places the Japanese don’t know about, where spies and combatants can stay unharmed.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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