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secretive

[see-kri-tiv, si-kree-] / ˈsi krɪ tɪv, sɪˈkri- /


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But secretive military moves are also afoot, with plans for upgraded or new runways for both military and civilian use.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“People are very secretive about their ramp spots,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

They are secretive about what action they would take if UK government objections persist.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The love he once had for baseball he now felt for a strange and mysterious place that was as old as history itself yet as secretive as the classical ciphers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

By the end of June, Nixon pulled the American troops out of Cambodia, but continued his secretive policies of bombing Cambodia and having Kissinger meet with the North Vietnamese.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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