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privacy

[prahy-vuh-see, priv-uh-see] / ˈpraɪ və si, ˈprɪv ə si /


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Spanning 5,920 square feet, the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence is tucked behind gates and surrounded by mature greenery, offering plenty of privacy in the sought-after California enclave.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

“The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time,” Jenkins said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

A spokeswoman for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said the agreement protects patient privacy and “resolves a matter principally involving certain alleged gender-affirming care billing practices.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

In Northern Ireland, it is generally legal to film someone even discreetly in a public place, as people in public do not usually have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

I need privacy to examine it for clues, and privacy is hard to find around here.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

In a 2014 Supreme Court decision that made it harder for police to search cellphones without a warrant, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote that the devices contained “the privacies of life.”

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2017

Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts stated about mobile phones: “With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’

From Seattle Times Apr. 14, 2015

He said, “With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans the privacies of life”.

From Washington Times Jul. 8, 2014

Cellphones, Roberts wrote, “hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’

From Slate Jun. 26, 2014

She had no fear—only the delicious awe which thrills through the spirit on its admission to the extreme privacies of nature.

From The Billow and the Rock by E.J. Wheeler




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