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clandestine

[klan-des-tin] / klænˈdɛs tɪn /


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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

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

Others point out the long — but clandestine — history of the CIA in Mexico, dating back to the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The first trial over his death was annulled last year following revelations that one of the judges took part in a clandestine documentary about the case.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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