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Little said he’s particularly concerned about whether vast amounts of personal data is securely stored and whether Flock, a private company, should be able to access it.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Access to private beaches with keys that can cost $400,000 is a Martha’s Vineyard status symbol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The service will be followed by a private burial in Norway's royal mausoleum in the Akershus Fortress.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Armed with the above ad and welcomed by a grinning private guard calling, “Here bunny, bunny, bunny!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Of course she went to a private school, the boy thought.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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
Aircraft engineers can get £30,000 if they sign up for a further three years, with privates and lance corporals eligible for £8,000 for four years.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
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
The privates would get their usual pay: seven dollars an hour.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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