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stealthy

[stel-thee] / ˈstɛl θi /


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Some vessels have switched off their own trackers to attempt stealthy sails through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The showrunner of the Angeles National Forest isn’t a 500-pound black bear or a stealthy mountain lion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The rule serves an important purpose, the judge said, in preventing stealthy takeovers on the cheap.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

A major air campaign inside Iran, however, would likely involve stealthy aircraft such as F-35 fighters and B-2 bombers, as well as cruise missile-firing submarines—weapon systems that featured in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

But it seemed to me she stole a stealthy look in my direction.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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