clandestine
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The EFL's commission said it was "deplorable" of the club to have used junior staff members to "conduct the clandestine observations".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
He’s even heard rumors, from supporters of his work, that some restaurants in Rio serve capybara meat to certain customers as a clandestine menu item.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Then, on Saturday, Lai flipped the script, announcing on social media that, after a clandestine maneuver, he had arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
In the past, he said, “the CIA was trying to be clandestine in their operations and kind of remain in the background, in the shadows.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
“I don’t buy eggs in Malta,” he confessed, with an air of slight and clandestine amusement that was the only departure from industrious sobriety Yossarian had ever seen him make.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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