privy to

idiom

: allowed to know about (something secret)
I wasn't privy to their plans.

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Do was privy to privileged emails between the county board and head lawyer Leon Page. Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025 Boden, having grown up in Massachusetts, wasn’t privy to the Oakland culture that Fleck remembers so fondly. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 It’s been privy to some of the most important events in the history of aeronautics. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025 For several days, Goldberg was privy to the communication of top brass overseeing national security in the U.S. — a group of leaders known as the Principals Committee. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for privy to

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“Privy to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privy%20to. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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