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secret sauce

American

[see-krit saws] / ˈsi krɪt ˈsɔs /

noun

a secret element, strategy, procedure, etc., that accounts for or increases the chances of success.

The app's secret sauce is its simple interface.

Etymology

Origin of secret sauce

From a so-called sauce for hamburgers whose ingredients are a closely held secret

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secret sauce

"Guess the bottom line is…I could keep my focus and nerve all four days to finish it off," he messaged when I asked for the secret sauce.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

This must be part of the secret sauce — Wyatt’s dedication and consistency.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

Powering this rise was Palantir’s secret sauce, the FDE.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

The secret sauce to making chips is the process and the people, not the buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

“A key ingredient in the U.S. economy’s secret sauce is that we attract the best and the brightest from all over the world to come here to work,” he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

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