secretive
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Segev met Tamar Bar-Ilan and Yonatan Itai in 2010 when they started their Israel Defense Forces service and joined its Talpiot program, a secretive and selective tech leadership academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Apocalyptic eschatology has long been an interest of Thiel’s, who has made the Antichrist a central topic of secretive lectures he’s given behind closed doors.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Speaking after this alleged incident, the complainant told police: "I think by that point I knew it wasn't quite right, he kept telling me to 'shh', I had to be secretive and not tell anyone."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Swede, who’s lived in L.A. for nearly a decade, hosts a secretive, recurring party at the bar called SOUP.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
When April stalked back to them looking wildly secretive, Melanie walked up to the altar and followed her example, doing exactly the same things.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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