privy to

idiom

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

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The new owner will also be privy to plenty of amenities via a $5,669 monthly common charge, including a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, storage units, and a common rooftop deck. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025 The Trump administration is simply lucky that the outsider made privy to these secrets was someone as responsible as Goldberg. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025 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 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 28 Apr. 2025.

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