furtive
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A fittingly Gothic flavor permeates these tales, which feature hauntings, hatreds and furtive passions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
And these furtive ads are so prevalent that mere diligence in scrolling or brush-ups on digital literacy aren’t sufficient solutions.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
The frenzied but furtive social scene contradicts the message from Myanmar authorities that the country is back to normal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
There’s plenty of furtive gags like this throughout “Up in Smoke”: police incompetence, absent parents, anti-war rhetoric and racial stereotypes that function as satire.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
You had to stand at the end of the garden with your back turned to the rest, and one by one they crept nearer to you, advancing in short, furtive fashion.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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