clandestine
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There was something sad in our meetups always having to be clandestine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Tess Gerritsen, the author of many thrillers, once had an older character, a former spy, observe that for a clandestine agent “gray hair is the best disguise.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Rush revealed to a foreign government official the existence and certain descriptive information of a US government clandestine human source," they said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Court filings around the deal bring new details to light, including that Rush revealed the existence and description of a "clandestine human source" to a foreign official.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Maddie’s Wellington joyrides were not exactly clandestine, but they weren’t exactly cricket either.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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