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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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Its huge dishes form part of a private space communications network, which tracked the Orion spacecraft whenever the Moon climbed above the horizon, collecting and processing the data before sending it on to Nasa.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Potentially excessive investment in certain areas—data centers and private credit are the two main suspects—has accumulated.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Representatives of the U.S. government also projected a sunnier outlook in public and in private.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

LIV Golf executives were rushed from various corners of the planet to a meeting this week in New York where the future of the operation was discussed in private and decisions were made.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But the spirits made time to spell out a quick message—Kate and her mother would lead a special private circle at the Strong home later that same night.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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