Becky, an artist in her 30s, nodded slowly, hanging on every word as though she was learning of a secret plot to end the world.

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He said David Cameron had "no secret plot" to get the UK out of the EU, but wanted to remain a member of a reformed institution that was more competitive and flexible.

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During the struggle against apartheid, township youths would gather eagerly in secret shebeens (illicit pubs) to plot revolution.

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Clint Eastwood plays Frank Horrigan, a tired-looking middle-aged Secret Service agent who gets wind of a plot to kill the President and marshals his flagging powers in an attempt to stop the assassin (John Malkovich).

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He soon learns that illegal insider information is the secret to Gekko's success, and together they plot a corporate raid against a small airline, Bluestar--the company Fox's father works for.

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The running takes place in narrative limbo, since no one else on the spaceship seems aware of her plight, and she stumbles on a pivotal secret through an open door that should, by the logic of the plot, have been sealed and triple-locked.

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