secretive
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The business of recruiting and safeguarding spies is among the government’s most secretive activities.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026
Susquehanna itself lost $71.4 million by being caught on the wrong side of the options trades, it said in the lawsuit, offering a rare glimpse of a trading loss at the secretive options powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
For Mogale the polygamy in the show is duplicitous, secretive and "forced".
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
But as with most cults, it is very secretive, and Swaine ran up against a brick wall — until he found a whistleblower who had a cache of documents.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
And though, unfortunately, he could not hear what they said, their behavior was secretive enough to make Cluny sure he was right.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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