hidden agenda

Example Sentences

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“It is a rejection of the belief that there is some sort of hidden agenda of indoctrination. None of that is happening.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023

It appears, then, that copyright violation—in the old-fashioned as well as newfangled meaning of the term—may be a part of Meta’s hidden agenda.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023

So free speech does not mean you abuse that freedom and tell people whatever you want because you have a hidden agenda.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2023

“There wasn’t a hidden agenda or any malice behind it.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2021

What if it pursued a hidden agenda against the wishes of the people?

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield