secrets

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Grant, who has been a seamstress for 15 years, said she was sworn to secrecy after the first phone call which was difficult as she was "not good at keeping secrets".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

One of its secrets: using chips with slight defects that might otherwise be thrown out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

These were not national security reporters publishing operational secrets during wartime.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

In the Dutch case, Brand said he was approached by a man who had recently uncovered two horrifying secrets: he was a descendant of Seyffardt, and his family had displayed the looted art for years.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

This here bookcase once held the secrets of the universe, and it saved a couple of lives to boot.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney