secret
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US intelligence suggests that China is developing a new arsenal and has conducted secret tests, which Beijing denies.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
I love that song, but I never thought about covering it until I heard Linda Gayle’s version, and I almost don’t even want to tell anybody about it because it’s like my little secret weapon.”
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
But when asked for the secret to his success after France’s quarterfinal win over Morocco, a team with six French natives, Deschamps praised the French team, one thought to be uncoachable when he took over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In 1956 the new party leader, Nikita Khrushchev, broke with the Stalinist past when he delivered his “secret speech,” which was not at all secret.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sometimes I think her whole life is a family secret.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Apple on Friday sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of orchestrating a campaign to steal the iPhone maker's trade secrets as it tries to develop its own consumer hardware device.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Drew Pusateri, a spokesman for OpenAI, told the BBC: "We have no interest in other companies' trade secrets."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Apple sued OpenAI and its chief hardware officer, Tang Tan, alleging they stole trade secrets to develop competing devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"OpenAI's nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets," the complaint said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“If you’re leaving in a week, then you might as well lay all the secrets on me.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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