open secret

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Definition of open secretnext
as in ancient history

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Recent Examples of open secret But McDaniel said Strauss' behavior had been an open secret for years. — CBS News, 4 June 2026 How online sleuths impact reality TV The open secret of reality TV is that the producers control the narrative. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026 But the open secret is that, much as theoretical physicists cannot change a tire to save their lives, most AI researchers can’t so much as write a single line of C++. — Sheon Han, Wired News, 11 May 2026 Advertisement The futility of negotiations is now an open secret. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for open secret
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ancient history
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  • Egypt’s Theban necropolis holds over 400 tombs, a rich resource for archaeologists eager to learn more about that region’s ancient history.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The combined success of these blockbusters — not to mention the droves of smaller-scale films doing their part — has helped vault the domestic box office back to numbers many prognosticators thought were ancient history.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ancient history

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