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code-naming

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present participle of code-name

as in nicknaming

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specifying

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In September, her campaign criticized Tafoya’s sports stance without specifying how Flanagan would vote on federal restrictions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Later chroniclers say he was first struck by an arrow—some specifying the eye—and then killed in close combat.

— Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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