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private sector

NOUN
for-profit businesses
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“At the time, there was nobody in the private sector that would’ve been appropriate to do the ink analysis,” the 75-year-old said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Some economists also point to the Bee Network of buses which brought the system under control of the mayoralty, and the encouragement of private sector investment in Manchester city centre.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Self-compounding advantages in education and research led to scientific discoveries that ultimately made their way to the private sector — the internet being one notable example — while ensuring a deep pool of top talent.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026

Diaz-Canel made the remarks at a meeting called to fast-track reforms aimed at boosting the growing private sector and attracting more capital from millions of Cubans who have fled the crisis abroad.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 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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