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NYT Connections Hints for March 2, 2024 (#270)

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OKAY
COUCH
FOOT
MOLE
INTIMATE
SLEEPER
KELVIN
VERSE
SUGGEST
THOUSAND
LINE
ASSET
METER
AGENT
POTASSIUM
IMPLY

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INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE

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Roles in espionage or secret services

AGENT
A person who works for an intelligence agency.
ASSET
A person within an organization who secretly provides information to an outside entity, especially within the context of intelligence.
MOLE
An undercover agent who infiltrates an organization to gather intelligence or facilitate espionage.
SLEEPER
An espionage agent who remains inactive within the target environment until required to act.

UNITS IN POETRY

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Basic structural elements of poetry

FOOT
A basic unit of measurement in poetry, consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
LINE
A single row of words in a poem, which can vary in length and rhythm.
METER
The rhythmic structure of lines in a poem, determined by the number and type of feet in a line.
VERSE
A single line of poetry or a stanza, or the entire body of work in poetry as opposed to prose.

EXPRESS INDIRECTLY

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Conveying a message in a non-direct manner

COUCH
To express something in a particular way, often used to indicate a more careful or less direct expression.
IMPLY
To suggest or express something in an indirect way without stating it explicitly.
INTIMATE
To suggest something subtly or indirectly.
SUGGEST
To mention or introduce an idea or plan for consideration in an indirect way.

WHAT “K” MIGHT MEAN

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Different meanings or associations of the letter 'K'

KELVIN
A unit of measurement for temperature in the physical sciences.
OKAY
Colloquially used to represent 'okay' or agreement, often in text messaging.
POTASSIUM
The chemical element with the symbol 'K' and atomic number 19.
THOUSAND
Commonly used in financial and numerical contexts to denote 'thousand', as in '10k' equals 10,000.