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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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Fast fashion has been an open secret for two decades.
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Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Matthew’s star turn—which had been the plan all along—was an open secret.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Over time, the military’s influence over both the judicial and executive branches of government has become an open secret in Pakistan.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2025
Unsustainable Tuition Discounting The industry's open secret: private colleges now discount tuition by a record 56%, according to NACUBO's latest report.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Matthew’s star turn—which had been the plan all along—was an open secret.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Over time, the military’s influence over both the judicial and executive branches of government has become an open secret in Pakistan.
—Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2025
Unsustainable Tuition Discounting The industry's open secret: private colleges now discount tuition by a record 56%, according to NACUBO's latest report.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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