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private sector

NOUN
for-profit businesses
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In 2023, the U.S. parent companies of U.S.-based multinational companies paid their 29.9 million workers in America an average total compensation of $97,078—about 20% above the average in the rest of the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The Election Security Group does this through detailed information-sharing across agencies and with local officials and the private sector.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Both the Welsh and Scottish governments are exploring ways of reducing private sector dominance of children's social care.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The project brought together government researchers, universities and the private sector.

From Barron's • May 20, 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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