clandestine
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Rules followed by American companies are also unlikely to bind foreign rivals, a hostile government, or a clandestine organization.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The BBC can reveal that those staff objected to a line in the report concluding that he was "an unlikely candidate for clandestine involvement with Islamist extremists".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Iran has spent years setting up a complex system of oil sales and clandestine shadow banking that it hopes will sustain its economy and military.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even though “war” is somewhat metaphorical here, it has always been waged like one, with military-grade equipment used to police neighborhoods, support clandestine spying operations and aid in the invasion of cities.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
Doubtless there were several additional dinners, clandestine meetings, and secret sessions that have escaped the historical record.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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