secrecy
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Local communities have cited nondisclosure agreements and secrecy surrounding data-center plans as a big reason they oppose the facilities, which many blame for pushing up power prices and consuming large amounts of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Father and son were grateful, said Matson, swearing him to secrecy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The secrecy and lack of transparency around McConnell is fueling all sorts of understandable questions.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rockstar Games, which is renowned for its secrecy over its products, has faced enormous scrutiny from fans, investors, competitors and hackers ahead of the latest release.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
After all the secrecy that had come before, it was very strange indeed—in fact it was thrilling—to be spoken to with such candor and trust.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Once the eye gets used to the quirks and secrecies of his inimitable shorthand, it discovers how deeply regional an artist he was.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Denis had his secrecies about the Tree, gifts which had to go on at the last moment and to be placed there by himself.
From Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan
The day was a heaven of clearness, the shadows were deep blue and the trees beginning the slow waving motion of their majestic secrecies.
From Old Crow by Alice Brown
We have been stripped of our secrecies and of our private hoards.
From Christine by Alice Cholmondeley
There is, of course, the further interesting fact that these stories take place out in the open and have the charm that comes from adventures and wanderings through the secrecies of ancient Sherwood Forest.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Erle Elsworth Clippinger
