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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
the reporter suspected there was a hush-hush reason why the company agreed to the deal
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
top-echelon diplomats met in a hush-hush conference in a last-ditch effort to head off an international crisis
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One place in particular that’s brimming with hush-hush discounts?
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Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
From that point on, her father’s advice about keeping certain things hush-hush was on a collision course with the dictates of federal law.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Though Bailey was waiting in Catherine’s office to ask to reclaim her post as residency director, the boss lady blew her off to discuss her hush-hush condition with Meredith.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Right now, dozens of popular Ugg styles are majorly marked down during discount retailer Gilt’s hush-hush sale.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Adrian Fontes, the secretary of state of Arizona, says that confidential reports from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have convinced him that malicious foreign-influence operations are accelerating this year.Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Under its terms, the nation’s largest retailer will be required to pay penalties for allegedly dumping in state landfills nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste and confidential customer information from its stores throughout the state.Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Israel has a long history of conducting brazen spy operations abroad, including in Iran, where such clandestine activities have been linked to acts of sabotage against nuclear facilities and the assassinations of nuclear scientists.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Many of those missing are buried in clandestine graves all across the country.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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The secret ingredient, sour cream, also adds moisture and balances out the cake's sweetness.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the secret chestnut-cocoa Labubu — there’s only one in every 72 boxes — has eluded them.Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Philippi was arrested on Nov. 2 by undercover agents acting as co-conspirators who had agreed to be lookouts.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Skyler Philippi, of Columbia, Tenn., spent months in communication with undercover federal agents, planning a drone explosion that would have left thousands without power days before the general election.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to establish a new medical school with public and private funding in Kern County, which spans Bakersfield and the southern Central Valley.Sally C. Pipes, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Moreover, the net ban is protected by the constitution already, similar to private property rights.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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In a classified assessment prepared in early October, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia, which favors Donald Trump, and Iran, which prefers Kamala Harris, were both plotting covert propaganda campaigns to sow post-election discord over the vote counting.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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For this covert theft, cybercriminals need backdoor access to your site.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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It is feared that inside some of the vehicles that were washed away or trapped in underground garages there could be bodies waiting to be recovered.Hernán Muñoz and Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Security forces have been searching for victims in ravines and underground garages, including a large parking lot at the Bonaire shopping center in Aldaia.Atika Shubert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Hush-hush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hush-hush. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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