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privacy

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


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“Thank you for your support and for respecting Frankie’s privacy at this time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Tucked away on a peaceful cul-de-sac in Pinecrest’s coveted Coconut Palm Estates, this exceptional 5-bedroom, 5-bath residence offers the perfect balance of privacy, sophistication, and resort-inspired living,” reads the listing.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Walsh's agent told BBC News he died "peacefully after a long illness surrounded by his family", and asked for privacy for the family.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Duke of Sussex and five other high-profile figures who lost a privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday are seeking to challenge the High Court ruling.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Bobby was indignant and then irate when he heard about it, proclaiming the film a misappropriation of his name and, therefore, an invasion of his privacy.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Peculiar boundaries or openings tend to perplex us most: They conjure up privacies or intimacies with which we can no longer identify.

From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2019

In fact, the high court had rejected as early as 1886 “all governmental invasions of the sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of life.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2018

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

The invader of privacies glanced at the clock in his turn and shook his head.

From The Price by Francis Lynde


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