secretive
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They also asked for an assessment of risk for US citizens of any future Iranian strike on Israel's secretive Dimona nuclear research center.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Details about the underlying allegation remain murky, but the department sources familiar with the matter said the LAPD’s secretive Special Operations Division tailed officers who were under investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The groups are "explicitly militant" and "not secretive", he adds.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The company already announced a surprising acquisition earlier this year, purchasing the secretive AI audio startup Q.ai.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
With Angleton gone, the Operations Directorate maneuvered for new opportunities to penetrate deep into the heart of Brezhnev's secretive and rigid government.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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