open secrets

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Definition of open secrets in English English dictionary: plural form of open secret
open secret: Information that is not widely known, despite being freely available
open secret: A fact that is widely known, but not acknowledged openly
It was an open secret in the profession at that time that Mr. Field had very explicit documentary evidence that would have made Mr. Evarts very uncomfortable had the Bar Association thrown down the gauntlet.
open secret: If you refer to something as an open secret, you mean that it is supposed to be a secret, but many people know about it. It's an open secret that the security service bugged telephones. Something supposedly secret but in fact generally known
open secret: something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret
open secret: secret which has been revealed, uncovered secret

open secrets

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o·pen secrets

ōpın sikrıts

/ˈōpən ˈsēkrəts/ /ˈoʊpən ˈsiːkrəts/

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