private
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He then went to another private school, an hour’s ride from home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Or they could buy back half their shares from private investors and hand them to the government.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
IPOs have a lockup period for private shareholders before they can sell, typically six months.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
They can band together to form corporations - which operate like private militaries or shipping companies.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Not because of what she might think about it, but because it was private, very personal, and I wanted to keep it that way.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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