in secret
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Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner after last month's first informal vote, in which the council's 15 members, including the five with veto power, pass judgment in secret on the candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The risk-taking can be happening in secret, and that gets into violating trust and financial infidelity,” Taylor warned.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In short, Infantino was planning, in secret, to sell shares in the World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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
That was when she bought herself a present; hid it under the bed to take out in secret when it couldn’t be helped.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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