in secret
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What really angered stakeholders, however, was Infantino’s brazen move to develop the FFE in secret, only to have its details leak out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
A will can be made and a will can be changed, and it can be done in secret, without a spouse’s knowledge or consent.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
They say they used to listen to songs in secret, often not knowing who they were listening to, but clinging to the mysterious and hopeful lyrics.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
They then go into a private room no one else is allowed to enter so that they can deliberate in secret.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
She thought of her own legs sprouting dark hairs, of the changes going on in secret in her body, turning her into one of these grownup persons.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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