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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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Yet only 16% of coworkers involved in office romances have openly told others about it, therefore most workplace romances remain an open secret among only a few colleagues.
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Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Fast fashion has been an open secret for two decades.
—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
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Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Fast fashion has been an open secret for two decades.
—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
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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