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confidentiality

[kahn-fi-den-shee-al-i-tee] / ˌkɑn fɪˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /












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Guests are said to have signed confidentiality agreements and will not be allowed to have their phones during the ceremony, which is expected to begin with mid-afternoon cocktails before a reception going into the night.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

The agreement also mandates a legally enforceable whistleblower protection policy, a comprehensive Survivor Bill of Rights, anonymous online reporting, and a prohibition on confidentiality agreements that silence survivors.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Polymarket said it “prohibits trading based on stolen information, illegal tips, or information obtained in breach of a duty of trust, confidentiality, or other legal obligation.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

“For domestic violence services as a whole, confidentiality is the pillar that holds us to being able to do what we do,” Nikhita Ved, a director at the National Domestic Violence Hotline, told me.

From Slate Jun. 15, 2026

It’s safe with Kamal, he can’t ever tell anyone because of patient confidentiality.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The lawyers said her role was to "ensure the club's established and robust safeguarding structures, procedures and necessary confidentialities were followed and respected throughout".

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026




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