secretive
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According to an investigation published last week, the United States has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Swede, who’s lived in L.A. for nearly a decade, hosts a secretive, recurring party at the bar called SOUP.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
North Korea's national anthem, along with other symbols of the secretive state, are banned in South Korea.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The developer of ChatGPT has been developing a secretive device with Jony Ive, the former Apple executive who helped design the iPhone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A living tail crept like a secretive velvet snake through the rungs of the chair behind him.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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