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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that got him the vice presidential nomination
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in the hostages being released unharmed
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Recent Examples of behind-the-scenes
Still, that behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Swedish Hockey League team said a lot about what kind of coach Jokinen is: Raw.
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Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Watch the video as CNBC’s Kate Rooney gets a behind-the-scenes look at Amazon’s cutting-edge drone operation and explores how Phoenix became a hot spot for tech.
—Kate Rooney,andrew Evers, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Expand All Inside Look stories give Star-Telegram subscribers exclusive sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes reporting.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
Watch the video as CNBC’s Kate Rooney gets a behind-the-scenes look at Amazon’s cutting-edge drone operation and explores how Phoenix became a hot spot for tech.
—Kate Rooney,andrew Evers, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Newsletter Get our high school sports newsletter Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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The deputy, who has since been relieved of duty, also admitted to lying on a search warrant, writing a fake search warrant and using confidential law enforcement databases to find information about the crypto mogul’s foes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a confidential advisory opinion dated May 15, 2019, the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board had told the then-mayor that taxpayers could cover salaries and overtime of officers, but not food, lodging and other costs.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Given the clandestine nature of the process, the true number of fictitious sons who arrived during exclusion will never be known.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by the Belle Époque era in 1900 Buenos Aires, the soaring space manages to feel clandestine with its dim lighting, lush floral displays, and bartenders in crisp white jackets.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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In secret, many helped the Allies, including Breitling.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, Noor heard through the grapevine about the ambassador’s secret meetings with an American in the intelligence community.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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One that, again, merged something familiar – an undercover cop – with something unfamiliar: the world of art fraud.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Benjamin Coney, 30, and Emily Grace Brinley, 26, both from Conway, messaged an undercover FBI agent posing as a mom of two girls, according to a Jan. 16 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas.—
Paloma Chavez,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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The villa is sprawling, with a massive kitchen, a swimming pool and a private beach.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Court records show that in 2023, Rodrigues pleaded guilty to seven counts of stalking, stalking with a prior conviction and disclosing private images, but a judge suspended his prison sentence, instead ordering him to serve probation, the newspaper reported.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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This isn’t a sly spy carrying out a covert operation; this is a spy whose careful plans have been overtaken by events.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday, capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Bucs.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Historical records suggest Ludovico ordered the construction of an underground passageway to allow him easy access to Milan’s Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where his wife was buried.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prime your body for a weekend of Quebec City’s outdoors by dropping in for daily yoga (18 dollars) in the monastery’s arched stone underground vault.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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