secretive
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Throughout her whole life, she remained elusive, even secretive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Vang Vieng has been a fixture on the Southeast Asia backpacker trail since Laos' secretive communist rulers opened the country to tourism decades ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Inside the secretive lab shaping America’s retail landscape: At a Florida lab few have ever seen, a team of researchers is trying to stave off a purported epidemic of shoplifting.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
For the documentary, Davies teamed up with investigative journalist Liam Connell, who has previously infiltrated secretive online networks.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
By the end of June, Nixon pulled the American troops out of Cambodia, but continued his secretive policies of bombing Cambodia and having Kissinger meet with the North Vietnamese.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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