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covertly

[koh-vert-lee, koh-vert-]

adverb

  1. in a way that is concealed or disguised; secretly.

    The witness alleges that the FBI asked him to covertly record conversations with his boss in a bid to tie him to a criminal hacking conspiracy.



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The entire meeting was part of an elaborate sting operation, and had been covertly filmed - footage that has been obtained by the BBC.

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After years of attempting to work, overtly and covertly, within what she has slowly conceded is an imperfect system, Aunt Lydia is, by this final season, a shadow of her former self.

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She also said he had shown her a covertly shot video of an actress auditioning naked for a role.

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The Act allows it to covertly compel firms to provide information to law enforcement agencies.

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He said a Royal Navy submarine had been authorised to surface close to Yantar "strictly as a deterrent measure" and "to make clear that we have been covertly monitoring its every move".

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