known
adjective
used for describing something that people know about or have discovered
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Known and not secret
transparent
adjective
a transparent process, activity, or organization does not try to keep anything secret
in the public domain
if something such as information is in the public domain, people in general know about it because it is not secret
public
adjective
used about things that most people know about because they are not private or secret
(out) in the open
not secret
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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