secretive
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This scrap of unscripted conversation is one of the few glimpses into a highly secretive relationship.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
They also asked for an assessment of risk for US citizens of any future Iranian strike on Israel's secretive Dimona nuclear research center.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Details about the underlying allegation remain murky, but the department sources familiar with the matter said the LAPD’s secretive Special Operations Division tailed officers who were under investigation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“Now I don’t know who Faye Wader really is,” the insecure and secretive host thinks, “or what will become of her.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
He was also sensitive to the secretive nature of Katherine’s work and the longer hours her job now demanded of her.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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