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privacy
/ˈprɪvəsi/
noun
The right to keep your personal life and information to yourself.
- “Many users worry about the privacy of their data.”Toofey
- “People usually become famous at the cost of their privacy.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))