code name
Example Sentences
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Long before she escaped, Molchanova gave Epstein the code name “mishka,” a Russian term that translates loosely as “little bear”—from a popular song that describes a bear who is a criminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Goren allegedly worked alongside Ozgur Altun, known by the code name "Abu Yasir Al Turki".
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Geopolitically, things seem to have deteriorated, which created an interesting milieu for my spy — code name Kane — to inhabit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Operation Interflex is the code name given to the UK Armed Forces' training programme, which has been created to develop and prepare Ukrainian recruits to fight their country's Russian invaders.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
Later given the code name Purple, the new machine baffled William’s team.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
