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undercovers

noun

plural of undercover

as in spies

a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country within the city was a well-organized fifth column, and these undercovers would make themselves known as soon as the invading forces breached the city limits

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And Project Bond is joining quite the collection of spies—er, vessels—on the seas.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Conspiracy theories — of euthanasia, of sterilization, of American bad intentions involving CIA spies, of viruses bred in pig cells (for those who kept Halal) or monkey cells (to Hindus for whom the macaque is sacred) — were common.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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Again, this inevitably ends up giving the game more of a Rebellion-era feel, as each of your operatives holds some kind of dark secret or goal that has led them to Zero Company.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, according to the complaint, the operatives handed Bowie a gun, ammunition and an inert explosive, then gave her instructions on how to use them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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