secret
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None of this requires imagining a secret plan passed between statehouses.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 2024, David McBride was sentenced to five years and eight months after pleading guilty to stealing top secret defence documents and giving it to the media.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A former director at the Southern Poverty Law Center was arrested for allegedly overseeing secret payments to informants from white supremacist groups, federal authorities said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“It is no secret that liberal values have guided my life and that I have supported political leaders that share similar values,” Kushner told Forbes in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
This is the first time Father’s asked me to keep a secret.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Plus, “moles” in China are leaking official secrets for profit, and the bruising race to rent in San Francisco goes into overdrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We're very good at keeping secrets, as our name says. Everybody doesn't need to know everything."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
With a major career milestone within her reach and increased appearances in front of the camera, the sudden pressures on Maddie trigger long-hidden patterns of disordered eating: bingeing and purging, secrets and lies.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Make the most of fresh herbs: If you enjoyed Danny Palumbo’s deep dive into the secrets of making a better potato salad, here’s another summer cooking tip for you.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Saying it’s me, it’s like saying I’m a centaur. Knowing the secrets of all humanity isn’t something that you can miss about yourself.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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