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In their world, a sit-down lunch at a Midtown Manhattan restaurant can easily top $100, an after-work drink can run $30, and tuition for many private schools is nearly $70,000 a year—per child.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The project brought together government researchers, universities and the private sector.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
SpaceX is one of several buzzy startups that skipped the public markets thanks to ravenous investor demand for private funding rounds and ballooning valuations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
People are being unwittingly filmed in public and in private, often by people wearing Meta's glasses, and only finding out when the videos show up online.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Early in the occupation, Haarlemers were ordered to turn in all private sets.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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