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She was given a room in Brae House, one of the many private PBSAs in the city.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Perhaps the biggest came in Oregon, which enacted the nation’s strictest curbs on private equity’s control over medical practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Frimpong’s ruling stems from a lawsuit filed last year by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Public Counsel and other groups and private attorneys calling to end unlawful stops and arrests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Today, the public authorities are quite happy a private company is doing the job, perhaps in their place," said Jacques Goisque, head of the FF3C trade association that represents a thousand independent service stations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
But the spirits made time to spell out a quick message—Kate and her mother would lead a special private circle at the Strong home later that same night.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Taking a step back and looking at initial public offerings and public equity markets versus privates, I think it’s fair to say that somewhere along the line, we’ve lost our way.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
What, Henry asks, “have kings, that privates have not too, save ceremony, save general ceremony?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, said the released servicemen included two officers, sergeants and privates who fought in different parts of the front.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023
They’re going to put aspartame in this possibly-causing-cancer category, along with, oh, putting talcum powder on your privates, or working in a dry cleaner.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023
The Marine Corps, however, said those three white men had to go through basic training and start as privates.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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