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black-bag

American

[blak-bag] / ˈblækˈbæg /

adjective

Informal.

of, relating to, or distributing money for expenses that has been diverted from the regular budget.

Black-bag funds have paid for much overseas travel by the military.

Example Sentences

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Most public relations companies are eager to get their clients’ names in the media, but Mae is a fixer for a black-bag PR firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Though Squad 47 conducted at least 20 such "black-bag jobs," the sleuthing did not turn up any Weather Underground people, although some have voluntarily surfaced in the past months.

From Time Magazine Archive

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