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
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
Initially going by the code name Asgardian, Kaplan was introduced as a member of the Young Avengers whose magical powers include blasting energy and manipulating reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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
She would have had no way of knowing that it was the code name I had forgotten.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
