closely held
adjective
: having most stock shares and voting rights in the hands of a few
a closely held business
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These issues present especially difficult challenges because such beliefs tend to be closely held.
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Susan Adcox, Parents, 22 July 2024
Each bank’s individual ratings are closely held, but regulators sometimes use aggregate data on banks’ grades to highlight areas of concern in discussions with other agencies and the industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 July 2024
That's something that the campaign and the Secret Service would keep very closely held.
—CBS News, 14 July 2024
Information about law enforcement investigations is often also closely held, although in this case, which involves an investigation of a sitting president, the Justice Department and the White House might not agree on how the privilege should be applied.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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Susan Adcox, Parents, 22 July 2024
Each bank’s individual ratings are closely held, but regulators sometimes use aggregate data on banks’ grades to highlight areas of concern in discussions with other agencies and the industry.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 July 2024
That's something that the campaign and the Secret Service would keep very closely held.
—CBS News, 14 July 2024
Information about law enforcement investigations is often also closely held, although in this case, which involves an investigation of a sitting president, the Justice Department and the White House might not agree on how the privilege should be applied.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Closely held.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closely%20held. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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