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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
an undercover operation to infiltrate the terrorist organization
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as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits
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as in underground
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Recent Examples of undercover
Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents, planning a drone explosion that would have left thousands without power days before the general election.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
The hook for his inexcusably overlong gangster picture sends an informant undercover into the ranks of his brother’s crew of soccer hooligans to snitch him free of drug-dealing charges.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2022
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Philippi was arrested on Nov. 2 by undercover agents acting as co-conspirators who had agreed to be lookouts.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents, planning a drone explosion that would have left thousands without power days before the general election.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ideally, sufficient background has been done on the suspect and there is a surveillance plan in place so that other deputies besides the undercovers are monitoring the location where the sting occurs.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
The hook for his inexcusably overlong gangster picture sends an informant undercover into the ranks of his brother’s crew of soccer hooligans to snitch him free of drug-dealing charges.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2022
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Congress in recent years has been hot on the UAP trail, as a bipartisan but still somewhat fringe-y coalition of lawmakers has held hearings and applied pressure on other government entities to release information, particularly about any clandestine programs using taxpayer money.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The premise hinges on the idea that China is Mexico’s number-one oil buyer — formidable leverage for the mysterious Chinese agent’s clandestine plot.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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The heavyweight cast adds a sense of urgency to every covert invasion and reinforces the idea (shared by Sheridan’s Sicario) that some jobs need armies, not rogues.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Militias also teamed up with election deniers to conduct covert surveillance of ballot drop boxes during the midterm elections, recent leaks published by Distributed Denial of Secrets and reported by WIRED show.Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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Iranian officials told Newsweek that their intelligence services would be more likely to recruit non-Muslim individuals without links to Iran as Israeli officials accuse the Islamic Republic of cultivating spy rings in anticipation of future attacks.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The series will be produced by Charman’s own production company Binocular Productions, which was the company behind Netflix spy series Treason.Peter White, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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That’s why officials chose the single-bore solution, which tunnels underground with minimal surface disruption.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The crew scans as underground but is now flirting with mainstream rap culture, thanks to their gold and platinum plaques, billions of streams, and an aura that any major rap or popstar would sell their soul to have.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
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Louisville Pizza Week returns Nov. 11-17 with almost a dozen restaurants offering their take on pizza, from signature pies to secret menu specialties and more, all for $10.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the secret chestnut-cocoa Labubu — there’s only one in every 72 boxes — has eluded them.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others are blaming the operatives who have run the party’s last several campaigns.Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Russian and Iranian operatives have attempted to sway US voters via online disinformation campaigns in recent months.Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Trump team outsourced much of its canvassing and door-knocking to private organizations.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, the company was acquired by the private equity fund Permira from the Carlyle Europe buyout fund.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Diplomat’s shorter second season is still consumed by the mystery of who’s behind the attacks that kicked off season one (the naval explosion that killed dozens of British sailors) and provided its cliffhanger (a car bomb resulting in the deaths of an American agent and a British MP).Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Undercover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercover. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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