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Then what comes out basically in secret the next day is a gift that could benefit him to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Roosevelt was aware of the critics and thus had the Tennis Cabinet operate mostly in secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Which is probably why even the people pushing the idea admit they are doing it in secret.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Chelsea have been fined £10m and handed a suspended transfer ban after admitting making £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third-parties over transfers between 2011 and 2018.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It would prove to be one of the most important debates in American history, and it took place entirely in secret.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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