behind closed doors
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Whether such words in public and, in all likelihood, behind closed doors will be enough to reinforce the Anglo-American alliance remains to be seen.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Such candid airing of friction is unusual at the court, where personal discord is normally kept behind closed doors and legal disagreements are rendered in the formal language of written dissents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
It’s hard to find an eyewitness or reliable third party who can vouch for what took place between people behind closed doors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
But as negotiations began behind closed doors half a kilometre away, all the world's media could do was wait -- and sip on an expertly brewed coffee while listening to live eastern folk music.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Though ravens came and went every day, Lord Tywin himself spent most of his days behind closed doors with his war council.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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