in secret
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She later helped the Dutch resistance by carrying messages and taking part in secret ballet performances to raise money for anti-Nazi causes.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The film, which A24 will release theatrically in October, had been made largely in secret over three years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“The risk-taking can be happening in secret, and that gets into violating trust and financial infidelity,” Taylor warned.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
They also complained that the settlement was negotiated in secret among the park service, environmental groups and ranch families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
For another, he really wanted to do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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