anonymity

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For the dairy worker, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico in his mid-50s who requested anonymity to speak about the incident, this felt like the final straw.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Most spoke on condition of anonymity because they fear retribution, including those knowledgeable about the December 2020 Barr meeting.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"The Israeli and Lebanese governments are engaging in open, direct, high-level diplomatic talks -- the first such talks since 1993 -- brokered by the United States," a State Department official said on condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Dickens’s readers balk at his use of caricature and coincidence, but as Mr. Keefe shows, both are appropriate for a money-mad city full of affluence and anonymity, weird proximities and sudden death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“A school official, who spoke with us under guarantee of their anonymity, said that the metal detectors were installed after a fight broke out on the second day of school.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro