ancient history

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as in open secret

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Recent Examples of ancient history Emma Southon has a PhD in ancient history from the University of Birmingham, UK. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 Anything that challenges that interpretation of what ancient history is threatens their identity in terms of their gender and racial identities. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2026 Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026 Now, however, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, in collaboration with the University of Padua, has taken the idea of reviving ancient history a step further—using artificial intelligence. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ancient history
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open secret
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  • In the relatively small world of professional cycling, riders’ contract statuses are often an open secret.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • The destruction of unsold inventory is an open secret in fashion, even though exposure of the practice inevitably sparks public outrage.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
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