no secret

noun

: something that many people know
It's no secret that he has connections to the Mafia.

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That innocent people are disappearing into El Salvador’s prisons is no secret—making the embrace of Bukele a disturbing signal of just how far a strongman can go without losing political ground. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025 President Donald Trump has made no secret about his distaste for President Barack Obama’s original Clean Power Plan or Biden’s subsequent version. Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025 Here’s a dirty little secret — or maybe no secret at all: Republicans enjoyed dealing with Vice President Joe Biden. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025 Still, members of the city council and other downtown stakeholders have made no secret that some outdated office buildings will not easily lend themselves to preservation and redevelopment, and may have to be torn down. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no secret

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“No secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20secret. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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