code name
Example Sentences
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"Everything was always under a code name," he said, adding: "You don't really 100% know you're working on something until you're actually there doing it."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
They referred to the possibility of their characters getting a call from Sweden by a code name: ABBA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
The latter is salient because the name Oracle comes from the code name of a CIA-funded project that Ellison worked on.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
The Israelis used the code name Philadelphi for the strip, while Egyptian officials call it Salah Al Din.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
“Cities, towns, state capitals. The trick is for the codes to be new but easy to remember. ‘Springfield’ would be a good code name; nearly every state has a Springfield.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
