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code name

[kohd naym] / ˈkoʊd ˌneɪm /


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His code name was Lawful, and Ted did want to prove that he couldn’t be defeated.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"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

Goren allegedly worked alongside Ozgur Altun, known by the code name "Abu Yasir Al Turki".

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

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

Again, the coded ringing of a bell, the whispering of my code name, Kingfisher.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler


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