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[priv-ee] / ˈprɪv i /




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I am not now privy to the thinking of Yale administrators and trustees.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

I'm not privy to the conversations that have been had within the current set-up, but the naming of such a large squad suggests a certain amount of uncertainty.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

The rise of prediction markets has created a new temptation in Washington, where the Trump administration’s fast-moving agenda is giving those privy to government information a chance to cash in on the volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

However, access to accounts alone is not exactly proof of wrongdoing unless you are privy to additional facts or evidence of misuse.

From MarketWatch Apr. 25, 2026

So he must still be inside the privy.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Three indoor privies were lighted by skylights and ingeniously ventilated by a 150-foot-long lateral tunnel that drew in air and discharged it through adjoining chimneys, providing a continuous draft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

I never followed up to learn whether it was in time to restock the park privies.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2023

While some neighborhoods were wealthy and spacious, others were poor and cramped, their narrow alleys made narrower still by wells and shared privies.

From Washington Post Jul. 23, 2020

Some of the nobles who lived in the palace or its grounds would use the hallways to relieve themselves instead of the privies because the latter were so inadequate and far from their rooms.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2020

He slammed the door shut and ran back up to the privies.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

An thou wilt have it so, be it in my house, for there it will be privier both for me and for thee.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Sir Richard Francis Burton




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