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[top-see-krit] / ˈtɒpˈsi krɪt /


top secret


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In 2018, Israel admitted carrying out a top-secret air raid against the site 11 years earlier.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Still, their top-secret, multiday bash on Cumberland Island, Ga., was a sizable undertaking.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The company is a major national-security defense contractor, with business lines that include launching top-secret satellites and operating internet services in war zones like Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

It also doesn’t transfer the customer’s intellectual property, which may include top-secret or clinical data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

He spread top-secret bomb plans on his desk so he could refer to them as he wrote up his report.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

Rush is a former senior executive in a US government agency in Virginia and had top secret clearance and access to classified information, court documents state.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Some of those documents related to "diary-like" entries from his time as national security advisor, which contained national defence information classified up to the top secret level, the indictment alleged.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

“As someone who accompanied the prime minister on this historic trip, which was top secret until today, I can say that the prime minister was received in Abu Dhabi with a welcome fit for kings!”

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

An Air Force intelligence report -- marked "top secret" -- from November of the following year features information on reported sightings of "unidentified aircraft" and "flying saucers."

From Barron's May 8, 2026

In his own top secret memo to Johnson, he outlined the three remaining alternatives.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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