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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a private investigation of the organization's activities
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
club lockers in which private property may be stored
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Recent Examples of private
Guests can also reserve sessions in a small private onsen which has knockout forest views.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
The company has faced scrutiny nationwide for its scale and the ease with which outside agencies and individuals can access sensitive, private data.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Why is a federal-government agency involved with this entirely private development?
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
These misrepresentations allegedly continued through AllHere’s collapse; as the company was sinking, Smith-Griffin was able to obtain nearly $10 million from investors and sought an additional $35 million from a private equity investor, who ultimately decided to not invest.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
The company has faced scrutiny nationwide for its scale and the ease with which outside agencies and individuals can access sensitive, private data.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Why is a federal-government agency involved with this entirely private development?
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026
These misrepresentations allegedly continued through AllHere’s collapse; as the company was sinking, Smith-Griffin was able to obtain nearly $10 million from investors and sought an additional $35 million from a private equity investor, who ultimately decided to not invest.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
Adjective
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The episode delves into the confidential medical procedure to collect DNA and evidence and gives one of the most detailed depictions of the process for television.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor and Giuffre's settlement was confidential, the parties had said in a joint statement in the filing.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But have they always been convinced the members of those bands are in clandestine relationships with each other?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nearly a quarter of the trips were to Canada, where LAPD personnel went to learn about best practices in investigating human trafficking and clandestine drug labs.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than a conventional spa, Upper House Hong Kong takes a personal approach to wellness.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Toss it in your personal item and you’re covered from boarding to baggage claim.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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So far, Anthropic’s Claude is among the only AI models available for classified use, via Amazon’s top-secret cloud and Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Now scientists have found that these caterpillars use a surprisingly complex rhythm like a secret knock to convince the ants to come fetch them.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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He was arrested twice more, finally for selling $9,500 worth of heroin to two undercover officers at a bar in 1992.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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According to authorities, a police officer in New Albany, Ohio, was conducting an undercover operation in June 2022 when multiple people were found to be posting child pornography in a private group chat on the Kik mobile messenger app.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After a child completes a screening, the coordinator can create a personalized literacy plan that highlights the areas that need more practice.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Families want more access to charter schools, not less, because these schools deliver high graduation rates, strong academic outcomes in subjects like reading and math, and personalized learning that meets individual student needs.—
Bonnie Holliday,
AJC.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The district has 56 poles and 7,500 linear feet of overhead conversion to 11,165 linear feet of underground trench spanning 227 properties, according to a council agenda report.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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There are more than 150 miles of tunnels across nine underground levels, and guests are encouraged to lick the walls.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, Pollan endeavored to find answers to some of the most fundamental questions of existence, like why is there a subjective self at all?—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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Generally, in philosophy of mind, consciousness is defined in the broadest sense as subjective experience — the presence of a first-person point of view.—
Shelby Hartman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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