in private

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The prime minister has met the Health Secretary Wes Streeting in private – a meeting offered by Sir Keir Starmer to cabinet ministers after Tuesday's cabinet meeting and an offer Streeting took up.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Orna Guralnik, 62, is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice and is on the faculty of New York University.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The investments Macron announced include 14 billion euros in private and public funds from French entities, and nine billion euros from African investors, focused on energy transition, digital and AI, the maritime economy and agriculture.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Ballou, who is working with the press freedom groups, previously served as a Justice Department special counsel with expertise in private equity transactions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

“I’ve got some-tiling very important and secret to tell you, and I think I ought to tell you in private, really.”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman