on condition of anonymity
idiom
: only if one's name will not be revealed
She agreed to speak to the reporter only on condition of anonymity.
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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose operational details, said the attack took more than a year and a half to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
The staffers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were especially irked as Rodriguez did issue an agency-wide email recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month this past Tuesday that made multiple references to President Trump.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The Brazilian government is waiting to fully understand who could be targeted by the ban and what its scope would be, a government source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
—Simon Lewis, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
The staffers, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they were especially irked as Rodriguez did issue an agency-wide email recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month this past Tuesday that made multiple references to President Trump.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
The Brazilian government is waiting to fully understand who could be targeted by the ban and what its scope would be, a government source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
—Simon Lewis, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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“On condition of anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20condition%20of%20anonymity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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