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I am not now privy to the thinking of Yale administrators and trustees.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

The Senate passed a resolution in April banning lawmakers in the upper chamber, and their staff who are often privy to sensitive information, from betting on Kalshi and Polymarket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

But Sasha is a child, and can only see what she’s privy to.

From Salon May 25, 2026

They won't want him to be privy to all their development secrets to take with him, so will they shut him out of engineers' meetings, like for departing drivers?

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Felicia feels as though she were in love again, at the center of the universe, privy to its secrets and inner workings.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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