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Adjective
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Between the lines: Republicans haven't always held such negative or conspiratorial views of foreign aid.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Service here is thoughtful and conspiratorial — none of the too-cool energy that seems to pervade speakeasies in other European cities.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Information in federal systems includes Treasury payments that could be used to figure out the details of intelligence programs or health and personnel records that could reveal the identities of agents or the responsibilities of clandestine officers.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The criminal charges also allege Navarro and Worden ensured that no invoice related to the clandestine construction surpassed $3,000, a threshold that would have required further authorization from Caltrain and TransAmerica Services Inc., the company that employed Worden.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini star in Conclave in which Cardinal Thomas Lawrence (Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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In covert gatherings across California, raw goat or cow milk is mixed with cane alcohol and sugars to make pajaretes.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, when intentions are left surreptitious, fashion can be used as a political weapon.—
Chloe Iris Kennedy,
Forbes,
5 Nov. 2024
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The center, which opened in 2022, is responsible for deciphering, and defeating, surreptitious efforts to rig or tilt the American vote.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
The New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Bradley later appealed Walton’s decisions to dismiss the other defendants but ultimately agreed to drop the appeal after reaching an undisclosed settlement in 2023.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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The three-year court battle was settled for an undisclosed amount in 2015.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Collusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collusive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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