private
Example Sentences
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Because the sirens are not sanctioned by the city, local organizers have been placing the devices on private property, including businesses and homes.
From Los Angeles Times
This is primarily down to the capital's "chronic" shortage of social housing, the report says, meaning families have to rely on the private rental market.
From BBC
Elsewhere, the compound’s multiple guest residences and expansive grounds offer flexibility for hosting, working or creating private retreats—echoing its original purpose as an elite escape.
From MarketWatch
Oil prices remained elevated at above $83 a barrel, but stronger-than-expected economic signals from the ISM services index and private ADP jobs data pushed U.S. equities higher at Wednesday’s close.
"That means the demand from the private sector is not enough," Zhu Tian, economics professor at the China Europe International Business School, told AFP.
From Barron's
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