code name
Example Sentences
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The title of the invitation was "Send project Dawn email," an apparent reference to Amazon's code name for the job cuts.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
In others, they appeared to refer to the woman Summers was attracted to by a code name: “peril.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
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
“We will continue to keep” a protected person whose code name was blacked out in the document but was clearly Mr. Biden “in our sight but must be creative to ensure our own personal safety.”
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024
"The agents got the lists from those registrants. They were looking for Neubauer, or his code name of Nicholas."
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
