secretly
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James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, denied rumors that he had been secretly hospitalized in an Ohio psychiatric facility, calling it "the craziest thing I've ever heard."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The European Union's central data regulator on Tuesday said smart glasses should give "clear warnings" when they are recording, after a public outcry in recent months over secretly filmed footage of girls and women.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
They secretly went to the school and found their children were not with Mathewson, despite being in her care.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
My response—even as I had no idea I was being secretly recorded—was: “Obviously nothing can be illegal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Roosevelt remembered how Rondon had secretly delayed finishing the canoes in order to fill in the details of their map earlier in the journey.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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