undercover

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In the wake of the undercover investigation, the BBC was contacted by dozens of families with allegations about Morar homes, including new claims about financial problems for self-funding residents.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But an undercover DEA investigation targeting Honduras’s government, led by the agency’s elite Special Operations Division, unexpectedly ensnared the nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The police, who are currently concerned about the disappearance of an undercover officer, have their own uses for him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The first three seasons of "Tehran", which focused on a Mossad agent working undercover in the Iranian capital, were filmed in Athens.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"You see all of them? They're undercover police. I worry that the Governor himself will come out with his personal guards. I don't know what he'll do. I'm afraid of him."

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat