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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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Some larger private ones—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin most recently—have also had notable struggles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For months, individual investors have worried about potential risks in the underlying loans made by private credit and responded by pulling billions of dollars out of private-credit funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Vantor’s push into defense helped it reach $900 million in annual recurring revenue last year, when the company, which is owned by private equity, also added more than 10 European defense and intelligence customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Bowman, a former community banker and state bank commissioner who generally favors a more hands-off approach to supervision, said certain post-2008-09 financial crisis banking restrictions led to private credit expanding outside of banking.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Early in the occupation, Haarlemers were ordered to turn in all private sets.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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