on condition of anonymity
idiom
: only if one's name will not be revealed
She agreed to speak to the reporter only on condition of anonymity.
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Other sources, including one NASA employee, also confirmed this plan, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t approved to discuss the issue.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The official wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
The duties of some will also include taking DNA swabs, photographs and fingerprints of people held at ICE facilities, according to a defense official speaking on condition of anonymity.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
More Associated Press What To Know The 26 cartel figures who were transferred as part of the U.S.-Mexico deal were flown into the United States on Tuesday, AP's source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the operation was still underway.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The official wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
The duties of some will also include taking DNA swabs, photographs and fingerprints of people held at ICE facilities, according to a defense official speaking on condition of anonymity.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
More Associated Press What To Know The 26 cartel figures who were transferred as part of the U.S.-Mexico deal were flown into the United States on Tuesday, AP's source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the operation was still underway.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
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“On condition of anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20condition%20of%20anonymity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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