When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public.
The New York Times, vol. CLXIX (169), no. 58,674 (Saturday, April 25, 2020): "3 States Ease Limits to a Public That's Still Wary" (front section only) (Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic headlines)