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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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Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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