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confidential

[kon-fi-den-shuhl] / ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl /


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The Civilian Oversight Commission subpoenaed the unredacted documents in February 2025, but the Sheriff’s Department has yet to hand them over, even after a new state law expanded oversight bodies’ access to confidential records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The terms of the agreement are confidential, but sources close to Meta told AFP the company decided to settle for business reasons.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Saying the award was “outsized” and “supported by neither the facts nor the law,” Stifel contested the panel’s decision in federal court; the parties later reached a confidential settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

And a later district filing to the state acknowledged that more than 500 people who worked for district contractors likely had Social Security numbers and other confidential information exposed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Before her face was widely recognized at City Hall, Ann spent hours walking the halls of that building, ferreting out the confidential meetings of various boards and commissions that controlled Hayti.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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