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They are trying to protect their child's anonymity.
She enjoyed the anonymity of life in a large city.
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The situation has prompted exasperation in the Pentagon, considering WCK’s standing as a force for good and its professionalism and familiarity in handling such missions, a senior defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
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Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Many cases have been for 500-pound bombs, said a U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivities and opacity around arms sales.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As well as this additional layer of anonymity, Tor Browser is super-strict on the background scripts and tracking tech that sites can run.
—David Nield, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024
All the weapons transfers had been authorized by Congress years before the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ignited the current war in Gaza, said the U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive arms deals.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The hatred usually hides in the cowardice of anonymity.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
In some areas of the city, there is no more food to buy, and none to bring to market for those whose livelihoods depend on small-scale trading, said the missionary, who requested anonymity for his own safety.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
That same technology has, for years, been used by whistleblowers, journalists, and political dissidents worldwide to bolster their anonymity online, especially in authoritarian countries.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Even though this true crime took place around 1920, a century later in 2024, our society can undoubtedly relate to the idea of people attacking one another behind the veil of anonymity, these days by way of social media.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Many cases have been for 500-pound bombs, said a U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivities and opacity around arms sales.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As well as this additional layer of anonymity, Tor Browser is super-strict on the background scripts and tracking tech that sites can run.
—David Nield, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024
All the weapons transfers had been authorized by Congress years before the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that ignited the current war in Gaza, said the U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive arms deals.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
The hatred usually hides in the cowardice of anonymity.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
In some areas of the city, there is no more food to buy, and none to bring to market for those whose livelihoods depend on small-scale trading, said the missionary, who requested anonymity for his own safety.
—Hira Humayun, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
That same technology has, for years, been used by whistleblowers, journalists, and political dissidents worldwide to bolster their anonymity online, especially in authoritarian countries.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Even though this true crime took place around 1920, a century later in 2024, our society can undoubtedly relate to the idea of people attacking one another behind the veil of anonymity, these days by way of social media.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anonymity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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anonymity
noun
an·o·nym·i·ty
ˌan-ə-ˈnim-ət-ē 
plural anonymities
: the quality or state of being anonymous
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