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top-secret

[top-see-krit] / ˈtɒpˈsi krɪt /


top secret


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During the war, the government handed it to a top-secret military intelligence unit, and engineers wired it with hidden microphones throughout -- even in the garden.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Spice Girl Mel C is set to marry her partner Chris Dingwall in a "top-secret ceremony", the Daily Mirror reports.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

“Bubbling purple goop over a Bunsen burner is a whole different, top-secret kind of category.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

In 2024, David McBride was sentenced to five years and eight months after pleading guilty to stealing top secret defence documents and giving it to the media.

From BBC Aug. 13, 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

Army hatched a top secret plan to conceal hundreds of missile launchers on rail lines hidden beneath the thick ice sheets of Greenland.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

US concerns became immediately clear: Wright USA was privy to the personal details of many of America's top secret service agents and intelligence officials.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

We rarely locked the doors so whatever was on that trailer must have been top secret.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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