surreptitiously
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According to Flores, he began surreptitiously recording his colleagues after their inappropriate commentary got so bad that one day a police lieutenant warned them that if they continued, they would “bring down the whole department.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Chipotle also said it was bringing back “mystery shoppers” — generally, people posing surreptitiously as customers — to offer more feedback to restaurant crews.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
TikTok had committed to do that in June 2022, but the Justice Department alleged in 2024 that company employees had surreptitiously sent U.S. user data to China in violation of the pledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Pegasus can be installed surreptitiously onto a target's smartphone and read messages, geolocate and secretly turn on the device's camera and microphone -- effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
But most came just to touch the boughs and surreptitiously pinch a fingerful of spruce needles together to release the fragrance.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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