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open secret
Noun
Schwimmer has never wanted to be overly dominant, even if his longtime generosity to the company has been something of an open secret in Chicago’s theater community.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Golubski’s predatory behavior seemed to have been not so much an open secret as just open.