secret
Example Sentences
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Because this often happens in secret, you might never find out who helped or harmed your chances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The White House also did not answer a question on whether the operation will continue at its current rate given that it is no longer secret.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Edison is keeping crucial documents of the cause of last year’s deadly Eaton fire secret, a legal strategy it has used to shield what happened in at least seven other fires.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The court heard the men resorted to a "secret rota" of sleeping in shifts and eating animals from the vessel's catch in order to survive.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I felt as if we were two small trees standing beside each other, leaning towards each other, our branches and twigs starting to entwine, bonded by our secret and by our growing friendship.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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"The Secret Water"
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