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discreet

[dih-skreet] / dɪˈskrit /


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Page Six linked the duo to discreet wedding planner Mark Seed, and multiple outlets report that the couple required guests to sign a strict nondisclosure agreement before receiving any confidential information.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

"Switzerland continues to provide a discreet and reliable setting to facilitate talks at Burgenstock on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran," the foreign ministry said in a brief statement.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

There’s a difference between being discreet about the image you project to others and what you tell friends and acquaintances about yourself.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

For generations, the cream-coloured clubhouse located on Safdarjung Road has functioned as a discreet world of retired generals, senior bureaucrats and old business families conducting negotiations over whisky sodas and kebabs.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Following the slow tank at a discreet distance, I had ridden my bike from Indian Village on the East Side all the way to the West.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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