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hush-hush

[huhsh-huhsh] / ˈhʌʃˌhʌʃ /


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The hush-hush raves that require knowing someone and slinking into condemned warehouses have always happened alongside parties thrown by big-name promoters.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

Why do you think menopause has been a hush-hush topic in the past, and why is it so important that open conversations about it continue?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025

Jonas knew for a fact that it had been purchased by the Admiralty with a view to carrying out some very hush-hush experiments!

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie


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