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confidentiality

[kahn-fi-den-shee-al-i-tee] / ˌkɑn fɪˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti /












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It also broadly forbids these companies from misleading or deceiving customers and prohibits confidentiality agreements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The document also contains a confidentiality clause barring Betancourt’s company from disclosing the “existence and terms” of the U.S. government agreement.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Although they declined to get into specifics, citing patient confidentiality, they said at league meetings in Manhattan that proper protocols were applied and backed the Eagles’ medical staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

However, they communicate little about what they do on this front, for various reasons, including confidentiality.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Mama was lucky. The city didn’t want a scandal. They agreed not to press charges if she signed a confidentiality agreement and destroyed all her research.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

The lawyers said her role was to "ensure the club's established and robust safeguarding structures, procedures and necessary confidentialities were followed and respected throughout".

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026


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