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secretly

[see-krit-lee] / ˈsi krɪt li /


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The scandal began when a photograph was published of Salt secretly filming Boro from behind a tree at their training ground before the play-off semi-final.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

On a chilly day in March, a twice-deported Romanian national walked into a 7-Eleven in Toledo, Ohio, and secretly affixed a device called a skimmer to a credit card machine, prosecutors say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Randy, secretly taking a GLP-1 himself, insists to his wife Sharon that his newly diminished appetite is simply evidence of superior habits.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

To secretly persuade his young students to put on a musical about the horrors of 9/11 and its aftermath that’s certain to cause controversy and get the principal in trouble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

I think of Amina and her family secretly speaking Arabic.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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