in secret
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They also complained that the settlement was negotiated in secret among the park service, environmental groups and ranch families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The girls -- who help others in their building with their homework -- have recently started going to classes outside in secret.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I thee web" leads the Sun as it reports Tom Holland and Zendaya have married "again in secret £500k bash at UK hotel".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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
I wonder if that’s the kind of place this is—where dissent can be expressed in public, in the middle of a normal conversation, instead of in secret spaces, with hushed voices.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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