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privacy

[prahy-vuh-see, priv-uh-see] / ˈpraɪ və si, ˈprɪv ə si /


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“Hidden in the San Jacinto Mountains in Mountain Center, California, this remarkable 78-acre private ranch offers something increasingly rare-space, privacy, and complete independence.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

“To do that effectively, with privacy, in a way that’s regulatory compliant, there’s a tremendous amount of infrastructure,” Hale said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

His full name has not been revealed because of German privacy rules.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The mirage of privacy and convenience could be causing more people to turn to AI for health-related information.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Bobby was conflicted about his intense desire for privacy, and his need—from his earliest days of childhood—for attention.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

By presenting himself as a rudimentary human being, Whitman maintained his most intimate privacies.

From Washington Post Apr. 28, 2020

In a 2014 Supreme Court decision that made it harder for police to search cellphones without a warrant, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote that the devices contained “the privacies of life.”

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2017

Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts stated about mobile phones: “With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’

From Seattle Times Apr. 14, 2015

“With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans the privacies of life.”

From Washington Times Sep. 3, 2014

Appearances were 385 against her, but she was determined not to discuss the privacies of her married life.

From The Wind Before the Dawn by Dell H. Munger




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