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tight-lipped

[tahyt-lipt] / ˈtaɪtˈlɪpt /


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Unsurprisingly, Swift and Kelce have been tight-lipped about wedding details, but keeping an event this huge under wraps is an uphill battle.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

While Apple has been tight-lipped about its AI strategy this year, Ives thinks that will change next month when the company holds its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

Friar has been tight-lipped about the company’s public listing plans, even to some of OpenAI’s closest investors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

But at the very last minute the celebratory parade, to be attended by the president, was cancelled - and the government and military were tight-lipped about why.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

And despite his overdeveloped social conscience, he was no tight-lipped, perpetually grim do-gooder who frowned on fun.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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