secret weapon

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Tim Cook’s secret weapon that turned Apple into a $4 trillion empire.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

In the financial crisis of 2008-09, the investment bank Goldman Sachs had a secret weapon: Its CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, was a lifelong worrywart with plenty of tricks for calming his own frazzled nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Amy Madigan was horror’s secret weapon this awards season, and now she has the gold to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

But its secret weapon has long been economics.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

She had learned, for example, that Bien was a kind of secret weapon.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John