proprietary
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Having had my annual physical three weeks earlier, I was ready to compare those results to Neko’s, which used its proprietary radiation-free technology to create a baseline of my skin, heart, blood and metabolic health.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
“An absence of flexibility around proprietary information could put manufacturers in a difficult position with their suppliers or lead to public disclosure of legitimate confidential business information,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
His startup, ScamDunk, uses a proprietary algorithm to scan sites such as Reddit, StockTwits and YouTube daily for surges in mentions of stocks that could be suspicious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
This contrasts with the approach taken by many US firms, which largely focus on proprietary models accessed through paid subscriptions or company platforms.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
His hold is proprietary and masculine, but he is not a good dancer.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
With the spread of the influenza epidemic pernicious drug vendors cried new merits for their proprietaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Evergreen bought Intermountain Aviation, one of Doole's CIA "proprietaries," in 1975, the company insists that it has had nothing further to do with the agency.
From Time Magazine Archive
The proprietaries in London heard an account of this affair.
From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Their old quarrel with the governor and the proprietaries, their scruples about war, and their affection for Indians, were all postponed to the necessity of the hour.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Francis Parkman
The grievance of the colonists was a very considerable one, for the proprietaries claimed that taxes should not be levied upon a tract greater than the whole State of Pennsylvania.
From Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) by Benjamin Franklin
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The Great Gatsby
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Chapter 1, Sections 1–3
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