privy to

idiom

: allowed to know about (something secret)
I wasn't privy to their plans.

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But per people privy to Disney’s thinking, the company’s decision to resume production of Kimmel’s show was not impacted by either fear of or the approval of affiliate groups. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025 As a first-grade teacher, Gina Range is often privy to some of the most audacious and amusing comments from her class of 6- and 7-year-olds. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 One person privy to the discussions told Politico that the proposal would make the government dependent on Oracle’s security guarantees. Clare Malone, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025 Investors also became privy to more of Versant’s financials. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for privy to

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“Privy to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privy%20to. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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