It had always been a secret search, unacknowledged even among some of the participants.

Before the apprehension, a secret search was conducted in the person's house.

He had been gaining a considerable knowledge of these premises, through secret search.

In September 1999, a Jefferson County investigator failed to find the documents during a secret search of the county's computer system.

The Senate version also allows, under certain conditions, secret searches of suspects' homes.

A government report has found that secret searches in the U.S. are up 85% since 2001.

In addition, the act allows the government to conduct secret searches of information held by third parties without notice to the individual involved.

Other sections expand the government's power to conduct secret searches and wiretaps.

I at once ordered a secret search within the city, for every Martian noble maintains a secret service of his own.

And Congress should restore a degree of transparency by lifting the gag orders in secret searches after a reasonable period of time.