private
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And soon, someone booking a top-tier Delta seat will see an option to skip the terminal for a private cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The U.S. had relaxed travel restrictions to the island, and Cuba had partially opened its economy to the private sector.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
What the Pentagon, other agencies, and private think tanks need to do is rethink the defense budget—how much is really needed to do what?
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Evie suffered with symptoms since her early teens and described her journey to a diagnosis as "frustrating" and "disheartening", and she said she had to "go private" to get a diagnosis in 2021.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
But he liked to try to make himself invisible, which was a way of being very private, and that was why he was slithering invisibly into Anastasia's room.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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