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Which feature on a smartphone is designed to help someone be more discreet?

discreet

[dih-skreet] / dΙͺˈskrit /


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He also highlighted the Ask for Angela initiative, which provides a discreet way for anyone who feels unsafe or uncomfortable in a venue to seek assistance from trained staff.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

So she called every woman she could think of until someone recommended a medical provider in New Jersey, someone discreet and capable who could perform an abortion for her.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

Rather, its lessons emerge in proximity and discreet counsel, in judicious restraint and empathetic reconciliation, and in moments of failure as much as triumph.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Page Six linked the duo to discreet wedding planner Mark Seed, and multiple outlets report that the couple required guests to sign a strict nondisclosure agreement before receiving any confidential information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Following the slow tank at a discreet distance, I had ridden my bike from Indian Village on the East Side all the way to the West.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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