private ownership

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Property owners end up with some of the burdens of private ownership but none of the benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

The house contains almost all of its original Thomas Chippendale furniture, which is still in pristine condition after 250 years of private ownership.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Many of the midsize manufacturers for which Germany is famed are innovators in highly specialized technologies, but they lack the expertise to broaden their product lines, and private ownership limits their ability to finance expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The deal to return Soho House to private ownership was done by private equity firm Apollo.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

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