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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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Despite his bribery and corruption being an open secret among 7th Fleet sailors, Francis was able to stay one step ahead of investigators for years, at one point bribing a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent to leak him details about criminal probes.
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Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the earthquake, corruption in the country's construction industry was an open secret.
—Clay Shirky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2010
Vaporwave’s big open secret is that some artists repurpose Starks’ sounds, occasionally without credit.
—Ade D. Adeniji, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
Cohn’s sexuality was an open secret, despite playing a crucial role in the Lavender Scare of the 1950s McCarthy era.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the earthquake, corruption in the country's construction industry was an open secret.
—Clay Shirky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2010
Vaporwave’s big open secret is that some artists repurpose Starks’ sounds, occasionally without credit.
—Ade D. Adeniji, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
Cohn’s sexuality was an open secret, despite playing a crucial role in the Lavender Scare of the 1950s McCarthy era.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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