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proprietary

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




NOUN
patent medicine
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“By virtue of his position with Joby, Kivork had access to confidential and proprietary information,” the complaint said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

This serves as an advantage for incumbent security platforms with proprietary data like what Palo Alto Networks has.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Wix is integrating AI, including a proprietary large-language model, but faces front-loaded compute costs from increased AI usage.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“The corporate networks at the time were proprietary and disconnected from each other,” said Andreessen.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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