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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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It then moved to a private collection during her lifetime.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

It is a private nonprofit organization, not a government agency, and its decisions about classification and methodology are subject to debate.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Yet research from the Beacon Center of Tennessee shows that private education providers still face a maze of agencies and classifications, each with varying compliance requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Department of Justice, Van Dyke used a virtual private network, or VPN, to make it look to Polymarket like he was logging onto the site from a foreign country.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Currently, Picnic’s mom is a private housekeeper, and she works in dozens of addresses across the county.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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