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kept completely hidden from the public by high government officials
top secret documents The mission is top secret.
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Recent Examples of top secret
The exact date of the wedding and related events are top secret, further fueling local frustrations.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Though details of the Bezos-Sánchez wedding are top secret, according to Vogue, the guest list could include celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Katy Perry — Sánchez’s crewmate on an April spaceflight by Bezos’ Blue Origin — and at least some of the Kardashians.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 16 June 2025
As with all previous contests, the vote remained top secret and little will be known in the wider world about the new leader of the Catholic church.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 May 2025
David Slater, 64, who had top secret clearance at his job at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, pleaded guilty to a single count before a federal magistrate judge in Omaha on Thursday.
—CBS News, 14 July 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Though details of the Bezos-Sánchez wedding are top secret, according to Vogue, the guest list could include celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Katy Perry — Sánchez’s crewmate on an April spaceflight by Bezos’ Blue Origin — and at least some of the Kardashians.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 16 June 2025
As with all previous contests, the vote remained top secret and little will be known in the wider world about the new leader of the Catholic church.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 May 2025
David Slater, 64, who had top secret clearance at his job at the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, pleaded guilty to a single count before a federal magistrate judge in Omaha on Thursday.
—CBS News, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top secret
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Never enter sensitive, confidential or proprietary company information into public AI tools like ChatGPT.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been building a secret stock position with special confidential treatment for two quarters in a row.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Burnham Park's large population, nearly half of the streets in the area only allow for single-side parking, according to a map of streets with restricted parking from the city of Milwaukee.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The executives also received a tranche of restricted stock units, with Ellison and Shell receiving 5 million shares, and Brandon-Gordon 4 million shares, which will vest quarterly over a five year period.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Humanity might devolve into individuals interacting with their personal set of AIs and not much else.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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That would leave annual inflation averaging 2.6% during Trump's term and peaking at 3.1% in 2026, based on the Commerce Department’s personal consumption expenditures price index.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Smith brought two cases against Trump, one accusing him of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the other of hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2025
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Both Smith and former Attorney General Merrick Garland repeatedly maintained prior to departing office that none of the actions taken in either the classified documents investigation or the probe of Trump's efforts to subvert his 2020 election loss were driven by politics.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
2 Aug. 2025
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Constructed from 1933 to 1934 to house Nashville's main post office, it was restored to its original splendor through a public/private partnership campaign led by Dr. Thomas F. Frist Jr. and his family.—
Jennifer Brett,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Aug. 2025
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Mitchell Leff/Getty Images When receivers and quarterbacks took a trip out West before training camp for private workouts, Nabers was a part of the action.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The concern is understandable since the result could well become something too esoteric or scholarly for its own good.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Thus, every Sunday there would be a large gathering of family on the farm to enjoy an esoteric dark roux gumbo.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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