furtive
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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
As the temperature heads below freezing, powerful pyrotechnics light up the sky and Tennant does indeed stand in a bush looking furtive, as promised.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Only the occasional woman or old man appears on the streets, making furtive bread runs before quickly heading home; young men are nowhere to be found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
Nevertheless there’s a rustling, a rank undertone of cats and their huntings and furtive scratchings, still going on behind the deceptive tidiness.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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