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Recent Examples of open secret
My musical dreams were just that, something like an open secret.
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Oil is an open secret, the shadow side of our petroleum-hungry moment.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The matter of the photograph’s true authorship was, according to accounts in the film, an open secret among people who were there.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Even though China’s responsibility is an open secret, Western governments have struggled to deter the country from interfering on their soil.
—Cora Engelbrecht, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Oil is an open secret, the shadow side of our petroleum-hungry moment.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The matter of the photograph’s true authorship was, according to accounts in the film, an open secret among people who were there.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Even though China’s responsibility is an open secret, Western governments have struggled to deter the country from interfering on their soil.
—Cora Engelbrecht, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for open secret
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The Flame Towers in Baku symbolize the country’s energy resources and ancient history of fire worship.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Mar. 2025
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This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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