clandestine
Example Sentences
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In his 2016 documentary, however, he painted himself as a martyr to a clandestine global conspiracy.
From Scientific American
“Recent events, however, have cast a chilling shadow over their pursuits. Law-enforcement agencies have resorted to clandestine tactics, subpoenaing emails and phone records in an effort to unmask confidential sources.”
From Seattle Times
Mobsters also did business with Austrian fruit and vegetable traders and used German hackers to carry out fraudulent banking and financial transactions on clandestine trading platforms, according to the police.
From Reuters
It will be housed at a museum in the capital, Buenos Aires, on the site of a former clandestine detention and torture center where death flight victims were held before their murders.
From Reuters
The junta says the cyclone killed 145 people, but the clandestine National Unity Government estimates that the toll was closer to 500.
From BBC
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