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Free sign upThe phrase "as private as can" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a truncated version of a more complete expression, likely intended to convey a sense of maximum privacy.
Example: "I want this conversation to be as private as can be."
Alternatives: "as private as possible" or "as confidential as can be."
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Divorce should be as private as can be managed.
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Make sure it's private as can be.
"Obviously you try to keep as much of your private life as private as you can.
The judge, now the president of the Queen's Bench Division, replies: "I'm very keen to keep what is private as private as it can be".
While he will be the star of an eight-part show this summer documenting some of his transition, Jenner told Sawyer that much of it will remain private, or as private as he can keep it.
This is as private as I can afford.'.
But Rodgers said the club would attempt to continue with contract discussions "as private as possibly can be".
Norma Foerderer, spokeswoman for the 1980s icon, warns hobnobbers that the wedding will be private, "at least as private as it can be for Donald Trump".
Keep your life as private as you can.
Search engines aren't allowed into those "cyberlockers" to index their content; it's as private as robots.txt can make it.
Prayers can be as private as a whisper or as public as a pop song.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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