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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The adviser, like the other sources for this story, spoke on condition of anonymity because the companies are not commenting publicly.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
But the two senior administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans, confirmed that the entire East Wing was being demolished.
—Luke Broadwater, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The Athletic asked several club sources — who all spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to do so — to find out what Bellingham was doing and explain more about the team’s physical preparation under Xabi Alonso.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
One of the officers, a special-forces commando who discussed the operation on condition of anonymity, recalls lying in the pitch-dark belly of a river barge alongside dozens of his comrades, all of them armed to the hilt, eyeing one another through night-vision goggles.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
But the two senior administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans, confirmed that the entire East Wing was being demolished.
—Luke Broadwater, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The Athletic asked several club sources — who all spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to do so — to find out what Bellingham was doing and explain more about the team’s physical preparation under Xabi Alonso.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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