trade secret
Example Sentences
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A Taiwanese court sentenced a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing employee to 10 years in prison for trade secret theft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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
No doubt together with some knowledge of geometry regarded as an esoteric trade secret, many symbols to-day current did pass down from very primitive times.
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Webster, Nesta H.
