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proprietary

[pruh-prahy-i-ter-ee] / prəˈpraɪ ɪˌtɛr i /




NOUN
patent medicine
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J&J on Monday said Firefly is developing its proprietary Firelink degrader antibody conjugate platform, for KRAS-driven cancers, which have limited treatment options with survival measured in months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

ServiceTitan combines a vault of proprietary data with end-to-end AI integration.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The result: CharacterOS, Sixth Wall’s proprietary system for preserving a character’s personality, canon, voice and safety guardrails across interactive experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“There are only a few companies in the world that have a proprietary chemical-based process that makes those transparencies,” said Richard Aboulafia, managing director at aerospace consulting firm AeroDynamic Advisory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The dispute was over Morgan Stanley’s failure to deliver on its promise to spin Hubler’s proprietary trading group off into its own money management firm, of which he would own 50 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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