codes

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This is a Bible story updated for today, when the Bible might as well contain the nuclear launch codes.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Driver’s ex-cop knows the codes of cutting deals with the Russian mob; Teller’s engineer is the square who can’t grasp how doing things the right way just makes the situation worse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Open to follow, we convened a panel of tennis style experts to break down the dress codes for each tournament, and to dig into the style tribes you’ll want to join this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Alabama have never allowed the exclusion to be taken for state taxes largely because of the way their tax codes conform with federal law.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

At some point in his naval career he realized that he had information about the American submarine fleet, and the secret codes it used to communicate, which he could trade for cash.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau