tightlipped

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The governor has so far been tightlipped about the Fulton investigation, in part because he was among the 75 or so witnesses to testify behind closed doors.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2023

Roku remains tightlipped on its planned budget for its new shows, vaguely telling the WSJ that it will be close to what typical cable shows spend.

From The Verge • Nov. 22, 2021

In Weissmann’s insider account of the two-year Russia investigation, Where the Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation, the former prosecutor goes about cataloguing the internal thinking, strategy, and shortcomings of Mueller’s tightlipped prosecutorial team.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2020

If the meeting goes poorly or intel is fragmentary, lawmakers speak in generalities or are tightlipped.

From Fox News • Jan. 28, 2020

He waited, pale, tightlipped, and formidable; Sylvie moved a little closer to him.

From Snow-Blind by Burt, Katharine Newlin