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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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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

Kudla says investors looking for SpaceX exposure might be better off buying exchange-traded funds and other funds that already own the company thanks to investments in private rounds.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A source familiar with “Love Island USA” production said earlier this week that the videos surfaced on social media from a private account and were not published until after the cast announcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Our house sits with five others on a private road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Rather, seventeen of Albany’s distinguished judges and attorneys arrived at the Delavan House for a private sitting.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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