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clandestine

[klan-des-tin] / klænˈdɛs tɪn /


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The EFL's commission said it was "deplorable" of the club to have used junior staff members to "conduct the clandestine observations".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Roughly a fifth of global fuel exports have been disrupted, despite some clandestine tanker transits and pipeline throughput.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Others point out the long — but clandestine — history of the CIA in Mexico, dating back to the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The first trial over his death was annulled last year following revelations that one of the judges took part in a clandestine documentary about the case.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

There was already a substantial underground facility here, developed over centuries to be either a clandestine refuge for government leaders in times of war or a last resort for humanity if life above became unlivable.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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