secret
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The Manhattan Project, the secret American effort to develop nuclear weapons during World War II, was driven partly by the possibility that Nazi Germany might achieve a similar breakthrough first.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
OpenAI is turning the tables on Apple in their trade secret theft case, my Journal colleague Rolfe Winkler reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
An online raffle for tickets to this year’s Wondaween at a “super secret location” in the L.A. area opens Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
A Saudi national who worked for OpenAI appeared in court this week for allegedly planting a secret recording device behind a TV in one of the tech giant's meeting rooms.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
One of Joey’s secret ambitions is to go to all the places where she can listen to music, such as Carnegie Hall in New York.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
When their matriarch convinces the family to embark on a bucket-list road trip around the island, old family secrets surface as the 2019 protests following Hurricane Maria unfold around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
What she doesn’t realize is that everyone else in her family has secrets about that night, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Artificial intelligence is helping non-specialists unlock the secrets of historical sources, a trend described as a "turning point" in a field previously the preserve of scholars and dedicated hobbyists.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Metro headlines with "not 100% faithful", writing that a Royal Navy sailor has appeared in court after "allegedly plotting to pass British secrets to Russia".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
And both times she was put into a frenzy by Madam Lucille’s All-Seeing Eye turning up the secrets of her private life.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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