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confidential

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


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It says its free and confidential telephone helpline, email and web chat service helped more than 30,000 people last year.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Cobbled together in the aftermath of 9/11, the agency has 7,100 armed, highly trained agents and another 800 criminal analysts, as well as access to troves of confidential data about hundreds of millions of Americans.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

They also should not be used with confidential commercial data.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

In July, a US teenager dropped his lawsuit against Meta just days before the trial was set to begin; the teenager also reached confidential settlements with YouTube, TikTok and Snap.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

When confidential information leaks out of an organization, people suspect a spy, not a psychic.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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