covertness

The Patriots under Belichick, son of a Navy man, are renowned for treating the smallest pieces of information as high-level intelligence, and Brady’s hand became an exercise in the art of covertness.

My fascinating and somewhat vertiginous chat with Ho seemed a salve for the tendency toward covertness among the rich, especially those who have inherited their fortunes.

Imagine, perhaps, a poshly decorated warehouse rave, except the tone is one of "Mission: Impossible"-like covertness.

“The use of an actively controlled bullet will make it possible to counter environmental effects such as crosswinds and air density, and prosecute both stationary and moving targets while enhancing shooter covertness.”

James Lewis, a cyberexpert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, described the program as “amateur-hour covertness, which is to say that it wasn’t very covert.”