in secret
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Which is probably why even the people pushing the idea admit they are doing it in secret.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The Vatican also played a major role in secret negotiations that led the Obama administration to re-establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
On Friday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel went on national television and confirmed that Havana has been engaged in secret talks with the Trump administration.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Chelsea have been fined £10m and handed a suspended transfer ban after admitting making £47m in secret payments to unregistered agents and third-parties over transfers between 2011 and 2018.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Will our presence here in this land only be spoken about in secret?
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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