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Example Sentences

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Unlike some of its competitors, the Atlanta-based company has not only marketed its plate readers to law enforcement as a vital crime-fighting tool, but aggressively pitched its product to private citizens, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times

When asked by BBC Scotland News, the company said there was interest from private companies, but no confirmed funding yet.

From BBC

Jarecki is a billionaire who owns a private island not far from Epstein’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

While hearing the case earlier this month, the Supreme Court criticised WhatsApp's "take it or leave it policy", saying that it was a way of "committing theft of private information".

From BBC

On private appointments, he says: "You immediately get down to the problem because you have that familiarity."

From BBC