tight-lipped

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Details of the last broadcast were scant, with show insiders tight-lipped when contacted by AFP.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Other than a statement issued by CEO Phil Parsons on 12 May, Southampton have kept tight-lipped.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

While Apple has been tight-lipped about its AI strategy this year, Ives thinks that will change next month when the company holds its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Friar has been tight-lipped about the company’s public listing plans, even to some of OpenAI’s closest investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

And despite his overdeveloped social conscience, he was no tight-lipped, perpetually grim do-gooder who frowned on fun.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer