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  2. Cloak and dagger - Wikipedia

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    The metaphorical meaning of the phrase dates from the early 19th century. It is a translation from the French de cape et d'épée and Spanish de capa y espada ("of cloak and sword"). These phrases referred to a genre of swashbuckler drama in which the main characters wore these items.

  3. Cloak - Wikipedia

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    Because they keep a person hidden and conceal a weapon, the phrase cloak and dagger has come to refer to espionage [14] and secretive crimes: it suggests murder from hidden sources. "Cloak and dagger" stories are thus mystery, detective, and crime stories of this. The vigilante duo of Marvel comics Cloak and Dagger [15] is a reference to this.

  4. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).

  5. Leak gives glimpse into cloak-and-dagger world of ‘controlled’ drug deliveries Kevin Hall, Nathan Jaccard , Jacqueline Charles, Juanita Vélez December 14, 2023 at 10:45 AM

  6. Cloak and Dagger (characters) - Wikipedia

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    Marvel Graphic Novel: Cloak and Dagger - Predator and Prey, Strange Tales (vol. 2) #7, Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger #1-13, Cloak and Dagger (vol. 3) 14-19, and material from Strange Tales (vol. 2) #3-6 and 8-19 November 2021 978-1302930677: Cloak & Dagger: Shades of Gray: Cloak and Dagger: Marvel Digital Original - Shades of Gray #1-3

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    WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal gun charges and tax evasion, rocked the political world with Republican lawmakers and President ...

  8. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    A Dictionary of Military Architecture: Fortification and Fieldworks from the Iron Age to the Eighteenth Century by Stephen Francis Wyley, drawings by Steven Lowe; Victorian Forts glossary Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. A more comprehensive version has been published as A Handbook of Military Terms by David Moore at the same site

  9. The Hardest Working Royal of 2024 Is... - AOL

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    Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Princess Anne secured the top spot, yet again, with 217 royal engagements and a 2.4% increase from 2023, according to the report.November was her busiest month ...