privy to

idiom

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

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Nuuk’s approximately 20,000 residents are privy to infrastructure amenities not available elsewhere in Greenland, including traffic lights, some paved roads and a small public bus network. Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 Here's Who's Eligible for $425 Million Payout Marcia Lowry, founder and executive director of A Better Childhood, told Newsweek that her organization became privy to Tennessee foster system complaints last year. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 The way the story is told, much of the comedy depends on audiences being privy to the weird creature’s extraterrestrial backstory, while Lilo and the other human characters have no idea of Stitch’s full destructive potential. Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025 Economic strains Chinese policymakers, privy to the country’s early economic data, appeared to be ramping up stimulus measures at a time when the economy has started to feel the early strains from tariffs. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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