secret
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But after fielding that call in May - and once he had finished "pacing around the house in excitement" - he soon realised he would need to keep it a closely guarded secret.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Almost all exorcists, at the urging of the Vatican, keep their identities secret, their role in battling the occult known only to the other priests in their diocese.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It got to be too much, he’d explain later, continuing to hustle to keep his baseball career afloat while keeping his sexuality secret, acutely aware of the blowback he’d get if it got out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Cookie, a former art student, has a secret passion: building meticulously detailed dollhouse re-creations of crime scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Each group is given a secret code, though they don’t know what it means or what it’s for.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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