hush
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"It was a hush email," and "an effort to damage control," says one worker - while another says it made her "furious".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
One moment the music envelops us in a mysterious hush and then it is downright jaunty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
These scenes were the only time a hush fell over the entire auditorium, as if every member of the audience was waiting for the other shoe to drop.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
In a WhatsApp message cited in the lawsuit, Shell told Cipriani that the deal was “very hush, hush until we sign.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Silence composes the nerves; and as an unbroken hush now reigned again through the whole house, I began to feel the return of slumber.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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