in secret
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The Vatican also played a major role in secret negotiations that led the Obama administration to re-establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
On Friday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel went on national television and confirmed that Havana has been engaged in secret talks with the Trump administration.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Like many others living in the house, K also lost teeth due to poor dental hygiene, and was forced to wash in secret at night.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The government had spent days in secret talks with the players, who were whisked to a safe house after leaving their hotel on the Gold Coast.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
I’d been condescending to them; I thought it was in secret, but they’d been aware of it the whole time — and instead of holding it against me, they’d indulged it.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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