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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 documents, marked top secret, were first reported Saturday by CNN and Axios.
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Who is invited to the Met Gala? Until the evening before the event, the guest list is top secret.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
The potential leak could be the sign of very serious security breach within the U.S. intelligence community that resulted in top secret classified information reaching a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
Shyamalan is notorious for trying to keep the twists and turns in his plots top secret, and this film lives or dies on not knowing much going in, a bit of a hindrance in staying with the convoluted machinations of its dueling storylines in order to finally get the meat and bones of it all.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Who is invited to the Met Gala? Until the evening before the event, the guest list is top secret.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
The potential leak could be the sign of very serious security breach within the U.S. intelligence community that resulted in top secret classified information reaching a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024
Shyamalan is notorious for trying to keep the twists and turns in his plots top secret, and this film lives or dies on not knowing much going in, a bit of a hindrance in staying with the convoluted machinations of its dueling storylines in order to finally get the meat and bones of it all.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
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In January, the company filed a confidential S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Circle also has close ties to Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange.Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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However, Judge Carl J. Nichols terminated the case in September after privately reviewing confidential Department of Homeland Security (DHS) files.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania were able to persuade a simulated self-driving car to ignore stop signs and even drive off a bridge, get a wheeled robot to find the best place to detonate a bomb, and force a four-legged robot to spy on people and enter restricted areas.Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Hours earlier, Israel fired on individuals attempting to reenter restricted areas in the town of Markaba, citing ceasefire violations, while Lebanon reported two injuries from the incident.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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For instance, the top-of-page bid on Google Ads for the keyword ‘personal injury law firm’ ranges from $600 to $1000.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Hold quarterly personal development planning sessions with your EA to set personal goals in areas like fitness, education or networking.Kenzie Biggins, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Those federal cases related to Trump’s effort to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden in the 2020 national election and Trump’s retention of classified government documents after leaving the White House in January 2021.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Trump also faced a federal case involving his handling of classified documents.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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African American freshmen enrollment has notably decreased by 16.9% at highly selective public and private nonprofit four-year schools.Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Humphreys family sold a 25% stake in the business to the Carlyle Group, a $447 billion (assets under management) private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum in 2019.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The site, called Encore, aggregates items from hundreds of resale websites and helps shoppers find esoteric and unique items—the proverbial needles in the haystack.Elissaveta M. Brandon, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Numerology is an ancient esoteric science dealing with numbers and letters and the energy, intention and vibration associated with them, says Wilder.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Top secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20secret. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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