in private

Example Sentences

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Something else to know about big IPOs—SpaceX and Claude developer Anthropic and OpenAI owner ChatGPT, which are in the pipeline—is that they raised more money in private rounds of financing at increasingly stretched valuations.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Rand also called for mandatory enhanced DBS background checks for all individuals working with children - including nannies, maternity nurses, infant sleep consultants and childcare professionals working in private homes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

India’s firm arranges travel and other experiences for dozens of members—most of them in private equity—with net worths ranging from tens of millions to billions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

By contrast, the Greens registered just £209,000 in private donations, with the Liberal Democrats declaring £2.2m.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

For decades, black elites engaged in private rescue efforts to make black communities tidy, clean, and respectable in a futile effort to gain white approval.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander