privy to

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They won't want him to be privy to all their development secrets to take with him, so will they shut him out of engineers' meetings, like for departing drivers?

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

But if you live in America, or if you’ve even been privy to the country’s culture over the last century — Americentrism basically ensures that — Emma’s admission won’t come as a shock.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

That scenario had been briefed days earlier to the Gang of Eight—the top Republicans and Democrats in Congress privy to the most sensitive U.S. intelligence about national-security matters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

He said that EchoStar isn’t privy to SpaceX’s valuation and invested on “faith” in the company, adding: “I’m anxious to see if they do, in fact, do an IPO.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“There has been much debate about whether he was privy to Henry’s plot.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins