privy

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

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026

"I have this afternoon issued a letter signed by Jeffrey Donaldson to the Privy Council office tendering his resignation from the privy council with immediate effect," the statement continued.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

“The market has to assume he has information that the public is not privy to,” said Jim Ritterbusch, who runs his own oil advisory trading firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

As a widow, you do qualify for benefits that unmarried individuals are not privy to, such as a step-up in payment amount if your deceased spouse’s benefit was higher than yours.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Each shelter had a nearby privy, a good water source, and a picnic table, so we could prepare and eat our meals in a more or less normal posture instead of squatting on damp logs.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

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

St. Clair pointed out primitive campgrounds and privies awaiting visitors.

From Washington Post ● May 22, 2016

Besides how she felt about Miss Love, there was how she felt about kerosene lamps, well water, and privies.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir