private sector

Example Sentences

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His methods ruffled feathers in both the private sector and in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The shock is being felt at the pump for consumers, but also for private sector companies as they see their input costs skyrocket.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

National Wealth Fund Bill - In October 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves rebranded the previous government's National Infrastructure Bank as the National Wealth Fund, with the aim of stimulating private sector investment in infrastructure projects.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“Jim O’Neill spent over a decade in the private sector helping identify and finance cutting-edge technologies of the future,” a White House spokesperson said in a statement to Salon.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 449 points, to its lowest level in four years, and most of the market-moving news was coming not from the private sector but from government officials.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis