privileged

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The former Duke of York served as the UK's trade envoy between 2001 and 2011, enjoying privileged access to senior government and business contacts around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Those existing rules say, “You must never use privileged or confidential information for personal gain or tell, ‘tip,’ or share information you learned through work with others.”

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“I consider myself a very privileged person,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Mr. Mulla subtly guides us to a sympathetic view of these rarified figures, in their swank and privileged world, caught out of time and defeated by vast historical forces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

For the best part of half a century, the author of the Arte was held to be a senior courtier and the work’s contents the fruit of deep privileged knowledge.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith