proprietary
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Currently, the company offers a one-hour total body scan that uses its proprietary technology to screen for brewing problems in the blood, skin, and metabolism.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Clearwater, Fla.-based supplier claimed that Joby used its proprietary designs and data to develop its own probes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Having had my annual physical three weeks earlier, I was ready to compare those results to Neko’s, which used its proprietary radiation-free technology to create a baseline of my skin, heart, blood and metabolic health.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
His startup, ScamDunk, uses a proprietary algorithm to scan sites such as Reddit, StockTwits and YouTube daily for surges in mentions of stocks that could be suspicious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“I’m going to take him in the back,” I say, putting my hand on the top of the chair in a proprietary fashion.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
With the spread of the influenza epidemic pernicious drug vendors cried new merits for their proprietaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Evergreen bought Intermountain Aviation, one of Doole's CIA "proprietaries," in 1975, the company insists that it has had nothing further to do with the agency.
From Time Magazine Archive
The assembly at length resolved to appeal to the king against the unjust claims of the proprietaries, and appointed Franklin as their agent, to go over to England and present their petition.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
The proprietaries were the descendants of those to whom the lands were originally granted by the king.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
But the proprietaries were enraged at Governor Denny for having passed the act, and turned him out with threats of suing him for breach of instructions which he had given bond to observe.
From Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) by Benjamin Franklin
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Chapter 1, Sections 1–3
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