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[priv-ee] / ˈprɪv i /




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“While revenge does appear to be the motive, I am of course neither of these girls or the investigators and I’m not privy to the statement that was given,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

All of this should have been thought about long before now, but I wasn’t privy to a lot of things.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Mrs. Trump played no role whatsoever in organizing the wedding event and was not privy to any aspect of its financial planning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

I'm not privy to the conversations that have been had within the current set-up, but the naming of such a large squad suggests a certain amount of uncertainty.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

From our outpost behind the privy we could see Lester and Lloyd and Flopears standing around in the yard, throwing their pocketknives at the ground.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Three indoor privies were lighted by skylights and ingeniously ventilated by a 150-foot-long lateral tunnel that drew in air and discharged it through adjoining chimneys, providing a continuous draft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

I never followed up to learn whether it was in time to restock the park privies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Some of the nobles who lived in the palace or its grounds would use the hallways to relieve themselves instead of the privies because the latter were so inadequate and far from their rooms.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

St. Clair pointed out primitive campgrounds and privies awaiting visitors.

From Washington Post ● May 22, 2016

He ran up the stone stairs to the privies.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

An thou wilt have it so, be it in my house, for there it will be privier both for me and for thee.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Sir Richard Francis Burton


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