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
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
Gorka has been tight-lipped about the contents of his strategy.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
US Vice-President JD Vance remained tight-lipped as he returned from Islamabad on Sunday without a major breakthrough in high-stakes talks to end the war in Iran.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“I do not know what you’re talking about,” she informs Skeezie, getting that tight-lipped look of hers that makes me think of Ms. Wyman.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
