hush up

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In other words, money that a person pays someone to hush up something.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

Harry is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd. over an article alleging he tried to hush up his separate legal challenge over the British government’s refusal to let him pay for police security.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Casey Ellis, founder of Bugcrowd, acknowledged that some companies use bounty programs to hush up problems that should have been disclosed under state or federal rules.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022

Glasnost faced a dramatic test in April 1986, when a nuclear power station exploded in Chornobyl, Ukraine, and authorities tried at first to hush up the disaster.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

Mrs. Amos said, “Now, Toddy, hush up, you’ll just tire yourself out more.”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis