hush-hush

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Sides said the whole experience was "hush-hush" and all she had been told was that the job involved recreating a dance competition.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Launched earlier this year, the hush-hush undertaking evaluated thousands of the company’s coffee shops across North America on profitability, and the experience of customers and baristas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

It’s difficult to discern just how many companies are employing A.I. to help set wages because such internal processes are usually kept hush-hush.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2024

Management did a hush-hush trial run over the weekend before deciding to officially open Monday morning.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Can’t joke it away Can’t even talk to each other except maybe in whispers, all hush-hush, and that just revs up the willies.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien