secretive
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But there were no pictures from this secretive get-together and the private moment at Highgrove hasn't really shifted the narrative on what proved a difficult week for the visitors from California.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Reports of the Qualley-Antonoff split also come less than a week after Antonoff attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s lavish, but secretive, wedding bash in New York City sans Qualley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The business of recruiting and safeguarding spies is among the government’s most secretive activities.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
There normally are changes to the Dow every year or two, and S&P Dow Jones is secretive about the process.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
All through the night, the woods had felt secretive, things had lurked and hovered, eyes had watched, there was something fearful in them, an air of suppression.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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