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surreptitious

[sur-uhp-tish-uhs] / ˌsɜr əpˈtɪʃ əs /


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Their unlikely enemy, who they believe plotted a surreptitious attack, was a museum built to honour a pioneering, nature-loving Korean artist.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

A surreptitious airport catering truck secretly shuttled Trump to a waiting military plane, which flew him out instead.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Jeremy Levine, a venture capitalist who lives in New York, finds the practice of surreptitious recording hugely offensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

A surreptitious change of bank details does not bode well for your mother’s estate planning.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026

In a surreptitious meeting with Pizarro, Thupa Wallpa proclaimed that he was Washkar’s legitimate heir.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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