private ownership
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In 1887 Ludvig wrote of his optimism about the family’s business “as long as no revolution sweeps away all wealth and all private ownership in one go.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The asset manager said private ownership would provide access to capital and allow management to invest with more flexibility and pursue opportunities that might take longer than is typically possible in the public markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Montreal-based Compulsion Games and San Francisco-based Double Fine Productions will be spun out and returned to private ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The characterization departs from how political scientists typically define communism, which is generally understood as an ideology centered on collective ownership of the means of production and the elimination of private ownership of productive assets.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
