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confidentially

  • a word derived from confidential.
    confidential
    adjective
    spoken, written, acted on, etc., in strict privacy or secrecy; secret.

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OpenAI, which confidentially submitted paperwork for an initial public offering in June, had been widely expected to go public this fall, but it has since pushed back the listing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The video evidence contradicting his claim was only made available, confidentially, to the court a year later - and placed on the public docket on 4 September this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Both OpenAI and Anthropic have confidentially filed to go public, with the latter expected to make its S-1 filing public as soon as September.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Both companies have filed confidentially to go public and are heading toward a listing later this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Well, I have a pretty good idea,” said the second C.I.D. man, and leaned forward to whisper confidentially.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller