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Recent Examples of anonymity The former school employee spoke to NBC News on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about family issues. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025 Spirit's aircraft lessors had reached out to rival airlines in recent weeks to gauge executives' interest in some of the carrier's planes, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks were private. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025 Sources close to the investigation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say the prosecution team had completed a proffer deal with Resorts World just before the election and was awaiting a sign-off from upper management in the Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section. David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 What To Know A co-worker who requested anonymity told Newsday that Rodriguez taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after attending a hearing regarding his immigration application, in Bethpage, New York, on August 21, according to the outlet. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anonymity
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Noun
  • The AfD became Germany’s second most popular party in federal elections earlier this year, reflecting a precipitous rise from obscurity since its founding in 2013.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • His journey from Cleveland Heights, Ohio to eventually Canton, Ohio — from obscurity to international fame and a romance woven into American culture — came thisclose to never happening.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After all, there's a silence that had always accompanied women going through menopause.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Emani Ellis, the woman who sued Cardi B for $24M due to assault allegations, has broken her silence after the Bronx rapper won their civil trial Tuesday (Sept 3).
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Chandra X-ray Observatory, a sophisticated orbiting telescope, detected an X-ray flare leap from the center of the Milky Way into oblivion, offering nearly conclusive proof.
    Rebecca 'Becca' Dyer, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And oh yes, the top half stretched to oblivion.
    Emily Temple August 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025

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