private

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The pressure to deliver results every 90 days pushes many companies to remain private longer, where they can operate with a longer horizon. 

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

These are costs the two companies themselves are projecting in financial documents they have circulated to their private investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The gallery was able to confirm it as Summer Fields by Eardley, and it has now been sold it to a private collector of Scottish art.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

As CEO of a private firm, I balance near-term priorities, such as execution and performance, with long-term investments in technology and new capabilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“You didn’t have to register private boats the last time I was here.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell