trade secret
Example Sentences
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His manager showed him the folder that contained the precious trade secret, before locking it away once more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Intellectual property concerns have landed India on the 'Priority Watch List', for which the report cites weak patent protections and a lack of trade secret laws.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
Actor Samuel L. Jackson revealed a trade secret from Bruce Willis that the actor says kept him sane during his five-decade career in Hollywood.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
The fee varies from industry to industry, and the fees that the largest merchants pay are typically a closely guarded trade secret.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
This was a wonderful discovery, and was preserved as a trade secret for a long time.
From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle
