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Marcelin was arrested the following day and charged with concealment of a human corpse after Leyden's head was allegedly found in his apartment.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026 -
He was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Involuntary Manslaughter conviction, along with a concurrent five-year sentence for the concealment of a homicide.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Redesigns, better engines, and improved stealth and aerodynamics culminated in its first catapult launch test in 2021.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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The vertical stabilizer has been removed to increase the stealth of the airframe by reducing the radar signature across both high- and low-frequency bands.—
David Szondy
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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Whether those suspicions were valid or a result of subterfuge by Connelly, the Nuggets ultimately traded up six spots to draft Holmes, sacrificing three future second-round picks.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Including some subterfuge in this case.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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More recently, the controversial designer John Galliano used the house’s reticence as a refuge to rebuild his reputation after a series of antisemitic rants led to his ouster from French fashion monolith Dior in 2011.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Covertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covertness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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