hush-hush
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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
“It was the kind of hush-hush tones in people, I knew something wasn’t right.”
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
It’s difficult to discern just how many companies are employing A.I. to help set wages because such internal processes are usually kept hush-hush.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2024
For security reasons, it was a hush-hush affair.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
Graduation, the hush-hush magic time of frills and gifts and congratulations and diplomas, was finished for me before my name was called.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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