secretiveness
Example Sentences
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These include "unusual secretiveness, particularly around devices, mobile phones, social media accounts".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024
Mennecier, the curator, and Delpuech, the former Museum of Mankind director, both said the institution’s secretiveness and the authorities’ stonewalling could have repercussions, as calls for a reckoning with the past mount.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
It was an uncharacteristic wave of employee advocacy at Apple, a company that even among its tight-lipped Silicon Valley peers has long been known for its secretiveness.
From Slate ● Nov. 23, 2021
On the other hand, the uncertainty, and the secretiveness of it raise some eyebrows.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
There was a lot of whispering and telegraphing and general secretiveness, the details of which even my sensitive ears could not take in.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
