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anonymity

[an-uh-nim-i-tee] / ˌæn əˈnɪm ɪ ti /


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Mr. Woodward has built a career of global renown by reporting stories for which he’s promised anonymity to many of those who talked to him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Law enforcement sources who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the pending case told the Times search warrants were served before the men were booked into custody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

"We don't even have the right to vote, we can't do anything, so this is our only way of expressing ourselves," a high school student in northwestern Paris said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

A Brazilian diplomatic source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that Argentina's diplomatic representative had been summoned for a "routine meeting" to "provide explanations" on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

He was being charged as an adult, which meant he no longer had the protections given to juveniles, one of which is anonymity.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Director Clair uses anonymities for his leads; Actor Raymond Cordy was a taxi-driver a year ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Presumably because of the libel laws, Cross confines his harsher remarks about the House of Commons to anonymities.

From Time Magazine Archive

The thought of these poor anonymities frightened her.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh

I remember doing just the same thing once when I came home from school and had an exciting story to tell, with preservation of anonymities.

From New Grub Street by George Gissing

He stood behind a steel network of banks and lawyers and anonymities, unreachable.

From The Secret House by Edgar Wallace


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