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By then she had left the foundation but remained on a short-term consulting contract at his private office, where she was pitching ideas for Gates to back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
They listed issues like renovations to his home, which is on the state’s Register of Historic Places, storage of spirits on campus and running a private school there without state approval, the documents show.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
They said they were not eligible for NHS funding, and felt private treatment was too expensive.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
During the first months of Guardiola in charge in 2008, the right side of the pitch was the Argentine's corridor, his private road to goal.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Leah directed Mr. Greeley to write a list of numbers in private, making sure only one was correct.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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