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When power and anonymity combine Social psychologists have studied what happens when power combines with concealment.—
William Robiner,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026 -
The Architecture of Concealment What makes this discovery remarkable — and what will resonate deeply with anyone who has studied adaptive building techniques or concealment architecture — is the sophistication of what was built into the home’s original structure.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Xenomorphs, meanwhile, tried to overwhelm humans and Yautja with a mix of speed and stealth (camping while glued to a ceiling to jump-scare enemies never got old).—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both nations are among the tournament's top contenders, which made the last few practices stateside simmering with subterfuge.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The anti-ICE movement seems to be more of a subterfuge by those who oppose immigration restrictions in general.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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But uptake has been slow, reflecting a broader industry-wide reticence to shell out.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Merz insists Germany must rebuild military capacity – a departure from decades of both German domestic and EU-wide reticence toward such a move.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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