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proprietary

[pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee] / prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i /




NOUN
patent medicine
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Speaking at a JPMorgan event on Thursday, Musk said that SpaceX plans to make its future orbital data centers able to run chips from multiple companies and said it could run Google’s proprietary technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

ServiceTitan combines a vault of proprietary data with end-to-end AI integration.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Aboulafia said GKN’s situation could cause an even more severe disruption, particularly for critical proprietary components such as the F-35 windscreen, for which alternative suppliers may not exist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He uses public and proprietary data and public records to dig into how financial, business, economic, legal and regulatory issues affect Americans' lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Howie Hubler’s proprietary trading group was of course required to supply information about its trades to both upper management and risk management, but the information the traders supplied disguised the nature of their risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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