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Vaporwave’s big open secret is that some artists repurpose Starks’ sounds, occasionally without credit.
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Ade D. Adeniji, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
Cohn’s sexuality was an open secret, despite playing a crucial role in the Lavender Scare of the 1950s McCarthy era.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
My musical dreams were just that, something like an open secret.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
The relationship between Nuzzi and Kennedy was an open secret in certain media spheres, according to Business Insider.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Ade D. Adeniji, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
Cohn’s sexuality was an open secret, despite playing a crucial role in the Lavender Scare of the 1950s McCarthy era.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
My musical dreams were just that, something like an open secret.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
The relationship between Nuzzi and Kennedy was an open secret in certain media spheres, according to Business Insider.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Open secret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20secret. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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