as in secrecy
the quality or state of being private or confidential
All medical records are treated with complete confidentiality.
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Recent Examples of confidentiality
They can be asked to increase productivity without being told how quality, judgment, ethics, confidentiality and human connection will be protected.
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Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The ensuing court battle and decision from the California Supreme Court would forever change the nature of doctor-patient confidentiality in psychiatry, infectious disease, and even genomics.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Two months later, the private facility reported a major security breach and announced the launch of an investigation, all after an employee allegedly attempted to violate patient confidentiality to access the Princess of Wales’s medical records.
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Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Founded by Thiel and Auren Hoffman, the invite-only network of CEOs, politicians and intellectuals meets to have small, moderated conversations in confidentiality about the future of tech, according to Axios, which reported the forum’s plans for a DC-area campus last year.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Both Sorsby, who now must convince the NFL to hold a supplemental draft for him, and Cincinnati might have reason to negotiate a settlement and an accompanying confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Johnson quickly backed off the purchase attempt days after it was first reported, despite reports that Morgan Stanley lifted the confidentiality limits.
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Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Simplifi meets rigorous security certifications, such as SOC 2, which are part of a comprehensive external audit that assesses the security, confidentiality and privacy of a program’s data.
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Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The Ethics Commission did not either, citing a confidentiality restriction.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The ensuing court battle and decision from the California Supreme Court would forever change the nature of doctor-patient confidentiality in psychiatry, infectious disease, and even genomics.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Two months later, the private facility reported a major security breach and announced the launch of an investigation, all after an employee allegedly attempted to violate patient confidentiality to access the Princess of Wales’s medical records.
—
Valentine Ulgu-Servant,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
Founded by Thiel and Auren Hoffman, the invite-only network of CEOs, politicians and intellectuals meets to have small, moderated conversations in confidentiality about the future of tech, according to Axios, which reported the forum’s plans for a DC-area campus last year.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Both Sorsby, who now must convince the NFL to hold a supplemental draft for him, and Cincinnati might have reason to negotiate a settlement and an accompanying confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement.
—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
Johnson quickly backed off the purchase attempt days after it was first reported, despite reports that Morgan Stanley lifted the confidentiality limits.
—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Simplifi meets rigorous security certifications, such as SOC 2, which are part of a comprehensive external audit that assesses the security, confidentiality and privacy of a program’s data.
—
Amy Deyoung,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
The Ethics Commission did not either, citing a confidentiality restriction.
—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidentiality
Noun
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Substance abuse is greatly detrimental in its own right, of course, but sometimes the issues that stem from it—stress, emotional exhaustion, secrecy, avoidance—can have similarly devastating long-term effects on a person’s wellbeing.
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The agreement releases all survivors from any prior nondisclosure agreements and forbids any future such secrecy agreements, and prohibits any adult-to-minor digital communications in the archdiocese.
Noun
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After hours of debate on Tuesday, the Broward County School Board has paused the rollout of an artificial intelligence platform following concerns regarding privacy, cybersecurity and age-appropriate content.
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Her health, her family, her privacy, and a delineation between her pop star ego— her alter ego, to name her past album—and her own self.
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“Confidentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidentiality. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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