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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a private investigation of the organization's activities
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
club lockers in which private property may be stored
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Recent Examples of private
Expectations going into the release were muted, especially following Founder and CEO Robin Li’s absence from President Xi’s historic private economy symposium attended by internet and technology entrepreneurs.
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The store also has a painting by artist A.R. Penck from Scheufele’s private collection, reflecting the company’s commitment to creativity.
—David Moin, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Whether the outcome was due to his testimony, or to the intercession of a blind teenage superfan who had made a private appeal to the judge, is impossible to know.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
In recent years, UC San Diego has invested considerable resources into bridging the gap between academia and private industry.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
The store also has a painting by artist A.R. Penck from Scheufele’s private collection, reflecting the company’s commitment to creativity.
—David Moin, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Whether the outcome was due to his testimony, or to the intercession of a blind teenage superfan who had made a private appeal to the judge, is impossible to know.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
In recent years, UC San Diego has invested considerable resources into bridging the gap between academia and private industry.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
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The states argued that Musk and his team aren't authorized to access the Treasury Department's central payment system and could jeopardize the security of confidential information.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The settlement was for about $10 million, the person said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential arrangement.—
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14 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Marks and Matt Baker uncovered documents that illustrate North Carolina’s clandestine research into conference realignment.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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This defiant and entertaining work playfully uses headshots and avatars to visualize clandestine audio recordings documenting years of Kafkaesque impositions, threats, and vital dissident art.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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That said, if your personal style leans more feminine, this Anthropologie blouse is the way to go.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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There were plenty of personal anecdotes weaved in along the way.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The discovery of some secrets could cost the secret-keeper their wealth, their prestige.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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This pioneering show was seen nightly except Sundays, where Captain Video and his posse of justice fighters in the year 2254 operated from a secret mountaintop base on a futuristic Earth.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The series also highlighted how Illinois statutes provide a degree of protection to politicians. To prosecute their case, the feds brought charges against Madigan after extensive wiretapping and cooperation from two undercover moles, former 25th Ward Ald.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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In May 2023, an undercover police officer went into the Schenectady deli and grocery where Alaidrus was working behind the counter.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Those underground punks went so hard that NBC was bombarded with complaints in real time, leading the network to cut away from the performance to a pre-recorded sketch.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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As previously reported by The News, the MTA has been struggling to fix a 2,000 foot underground pipe at the facility since 2021, when the line responsible for feeding the sprinkler system from the city main failed to hold pressure.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Wooden boards are generally more expensive, though, so better is a little subjective.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Gomez has been more vocal about the threat to journalism posed by the FCC’s aggressive stance on subjective questions of media bias.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Universal revealed character details for each of the film's leads, which can be read below: Academy Award® nominee Johansson plays skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett, contracted to lead a skilledteam on a top-secret mission to secure the genetic material.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Johansson plays covert operations expert Zora Bennett, who leads the top-secret mission.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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