top-secret
Americanadjective
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bearing the classification top-secret, the highest level of classified information.
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limited to persons authorized to use anything so classified.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of top-secret
Example Sentences
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The dance teacher said she auditioned for an "unknown artist" and once cast, the top-secret job involved being sent to the filming location in discreet transport.
From BBC
“My parents aren’t top-secret scientists, I can tell you that. And nobody’s ever tried to make us move.”
From Literature
Not when I’m holding top-secret correspondence from my runaway mother.
From Literature
They wanted a few British code breakers, and a few from France as well, to come to Poland for a top-secret meeting.
From Literature
Natanson was told she was not the focus of the probe, according to the Washington Post, which reported that officials were investigating Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a system administrator in Maryland with top-secret security clearance.
From BBC
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