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

In the recent Amazon complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, Amazon’s ad revenue is currently redacted, a trade secret so big it blots out the sun.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

Dorsey ruled that customer identities constitute a trade secret.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

When me and Bill Bassett was left alone I did a little sleight-of-mind turn in my head with a trade secret at the end of it.

From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.