in strict/strictest confidence
idiom
: not made known to the public or other people : private
Your personal information will be kept in strict/strictest confidence.
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This was a grave breach of intelligence liaison protocol; intelligence given by one country is assumed to be passed in strict confidence.
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David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
There’s no commentary; no conversation or advice given; and participants agree to keep everything shared in strict confidence.
—Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune Well, 22 Feb. 2023
Either method is acceptable to me, and any such discussions will of course be held in strict confidence.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2014
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David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
There’s no commentary; no conversation or advice given; and participants agree to keep everything shared in strict confidence.
—Nicole Gull McElroy, Fortune Well, 22 Feb. 2023
Either method is acceptable to me, and any such discussions will of course be held in strict confidence.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2014
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“In strict/strictest confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20strict%2Fstrictest%20confidence. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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