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Burnham told The Times that without "sufficient homes for people that they can afford, you chase rent through the benefits system in the private rented sector".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Both paths offer young people upward mobility in an economy where the private sector isn’t creating enough jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Other relevant facts: We have excellent, low-cost private health insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The arrest came just two days after the Sausalito City Council held a special meeting, discussing in private the employee performance of Forbes, according to the agenda.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
“You didn’t have to register private boats the last time I was here.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
Zelensky said those Ukrainians released included 82 privates and sergeants and 21 officers from the armed forces, national guard, border guards, and police.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
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
There was continual outcry against the troops by some — soldiers scuffling with boys, their heel-marks in the slush; girls surrounded by lanky privates.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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