private sector
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According to TechCrunch, “the private sector can defend against incoming cyberattacks, but not launch of operate them,” a policy that spans several presidential administrations.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
But at the same time, many jobs in the private sector don’t offer the job security, pay or upward mobility that young Indians are seeking at the start of their working lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In the private sector, larger firms such as Kanematsu, a major general trading company, are hiring savvy graduates such as Uta Yamaguchi who joined in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Growth since April’s weakness has been concentrated in the private sector, swelling by roughly 146,000 in three months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Thinking he could fare better in the private sector, he eventually quit the force to go into business with friends.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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