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surreptitious

[sur-uhp-tish-uhs] / ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs /


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In early April 2007, I was invited to a surreptitious dinner with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the orchestra’s president, Deborah Borda.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

A surreptitious airport catering truck secretly shuttled Trump to a waiting military plane, which flew him out instead.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

On the job, I did my share of surreptitious video-watching and Twitter-scrolling and e-commercing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

In a written statement, she claimed "The Mail's Unlawful Acts against me involve landline tapping my phones and recording my live telephone conversations, placing surreptitious mics on my home windows."

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

I still visited the ranch and played with Helmut during the week, but I learned more from the surreptitious Saturday morning meetings with Andre.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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