revelations

noun

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plural of revelation
as in disclosures
the act or an instance of making known something previously unknown or concealed the revelation of the movie star's secret marriage by the tabloids a new biography of the former president that contains several shocking revelations

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Recent Examples of revelations These tunes are both present on the disc of demos, which collectively provides two revelations. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026 Stuffed full of jaw-dropping revelations, thrilling twists and some sinister chess moves, the episode pulls every loose string from earlier moments in the series together. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 31 July 2026 Billy responds that these personal revelations are intrinsically part of the work, and that their collaboration has already begun. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 The revelations from the court documents filed on July 29 in King County, Washington, also revealed that investigators believe four firearms were used to shoot bullets at the festival, based on preliminary reviews of casings found at the scene. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 July 2026 These revelations have been met by a growing guerilla mindset among average citizens. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Cambridge Analytica itself shut down just months after the revelations. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 30 July 2026 The revelations made Mora a symbol of toxic Bernie-bro culture to a certain set of Democratic media types. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 July 2026 Unfortunately, the underwhelming revelations don’t elicit the tears Kore-eda regularly wrings. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
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disclosures
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  • While not part of A Bolder Florida’s campaign-finance disclosures, Whitaker released the June 26 letter after the Herald requested it.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • But New York public records officials confirmed to Ars in May that no information would be shared, partly because X fought the disclosures.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
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