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It's an open secret that he's been cheating on his wife.
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Furthermore, the fact that Wirtz wants to stay in Leverkusen until at least 2026 before possibly going abroad has been an open secret in German football for some time.
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Manuel Veth, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
By now, Newcastle’s quandary was an open secret, with wild speculation about the size of their shortfall being anywhere between £30m and £100m. That led Chelsea to test their desperation by enquiring about Isak.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Despite his bribery and corruption being an open secret among 7th Fleet sailors, Francis was able to stay one step ahead of investigators for years, at one point bribing a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent to leak him details about criminal probes.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the earthquake, corruption in the country's construction industry was an open secret.
—Clay Shirky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2010
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Manuel Veth, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
By now, Newcastle’s quandary was an open secret, with wild speculation about the size of their shortfall being anywhere between £30m and £100m. That led Chelsea to test their desperation by enquiring about Isak.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
Despite his bribery and corruption being an open secret among 7th Fleet sailors, Francis was able to stay one step ahead of investigators for years, at one point bribing a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent to leak him details about criminal probes.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the earthquake, corruption in the country's construction industry was an open secret.
—Clay Shirky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2010
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20secret. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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