as in anonymous
not named or identified by a name
an incognito source in the CIA was the source of the information
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The Atlantic article by staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick, which cited anonymous sources, said Patel allegedly drank in excess and that his colleagues were concerned.—
Jack Phillips,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Patel, in the lawsuit filed in district court in Washington, denied the allegations of his behavior and criticized the magazine for relying on anonymous sources.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The family of a man who died while in custody at the Wyandotte County Jail in July filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Sheriff Daniel Soptic and five unnamed deputies allegedly involved in the man’s death.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its most melancholy scene of all involves Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who has given his unnamed company the best years of his now weary life, walking into the head office only to be humiliated by the callow young man who now runs his company and could not give a damn about him.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The pair stabbed him in the back with an unidentified sharp object and doused him in pepper spray, before punching and kicking him in the face, police said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The unidentified man opened fire at Teotihuacán, an ancient archaeological site north of Mexico City, and then took his own life, Mexico's Security Cabinet wrote on X — adding that a firearm, a bladed weapon and live cartridges were found at the scene.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Incognito.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incognito. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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