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privy

[priv-ee] / ˈprɪv i /




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“The market has to assume he has information that the public is not privy to,” said Jim Ritterbusch, who runs his own oil advisory trading firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

As a widow, you do qualify for benefits that unmarried individuals are not privy to, such as a step-up in payment amount if your deceased spouse’s benefit was higher than yours.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

After being told that some of the judges were also privy councillors, he briefly removed his hat in acknowledgment.

From Science Daily • May 7, 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

I remember the privy behind our cottage in Kinvara, so the smell doesn’t shock me, though the seat is cold.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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