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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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But behind the confident marketing is an open secret: There’s no consensus on what an AI agent actually is.
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Karthik Sj, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
September Dawn Bottoms for NBC News After years of calls to local authorities, the women’s allegations against Campbell became an open secret among law enforcement in Webster County.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The use of backing tracks is an open secret among many performers; last summer, footage of Frankie Valli, at 90, barely keeping up with his backing track, caused a brief viral scandal.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Casares also made public an open secret within the crypto community: several trustworthy sources indicated that a cabinet member of the highest levels of Milei’s government had received $5 million for the operation.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Karthik Sj, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
September Dawn Bottoms for NBC News After years of calls to local authorities, the women’s allegations against Campbell became an open secret among law enforcement in Webster County.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The use of backing tracks is an open secret among many performers; last summer, footage of Frankie Valli, at 90, barely keeping up with his backing track, caused a brief viral scandal.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Casares also made public an open secret within the crypto community: several trustworthy sources indicated that a cabinet member of the highest levels of Milei’s government had received $5 million for the operation.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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