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anonymity

[an-uh-nim-i-tee] / ˌæn əˈnɪm ɪ ti /


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The former Nigerian president has "initiated a process of discussions regarding the Pretoria Agreement," an African diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

"The West is losing the argument over recognition," says a former senior UN official who requested anonymity because they continue to work in Afghanistan.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“This has more red flags than a May Day parade,” an industry insider said, speaking on condition of anonymity so as not to jeopardize his professional relationships.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Victims of sexual offences are granted automatic anonymity but Mellissa and Nikita have both waived their rights so they can share their story.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Of course that was part of my job, but it was a part that got harder not easier as time went on; more and more often I longed for anonymity, for sameness.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Presumably because of the libel laws, Cross confines his harsher remarks about the House of Commons to anonymities.

From Time Magazine Archive

Director Clair uses anonymities for his leads; Actor Raymond Cordy was a taxi-driver a year ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

He stood behind a steel network of banks and lawyers and anonymities, unreachable.

From The Secret House by Edgar Wallace

Down in the tanks inside the hull were a few luckless anonymities with search-lights, put there to watch for leaks from loose rivet-heads.

From The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Henry Raleigh

I am not quite so pleased to get these anonymities, I must confess, as I am to get a clean, tall editio princeps of The Orphan or of Love for Love.

From Gossip in a Library by Edmund Gosse




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