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Then-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp recently revealed how the club laid on a private jet and food for Mbappe and his family.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Concerns about private credit and the threat AI poses to data-intensive financial businesses have also faded somewhat, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
PARIS—Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally party, walked into a private dining room in late April and took his seat among a dozen of France’s most powerful business lobbyists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
No police or other authorities were visible at the site, but private security guards blocked access to one warehouse, thought to house other young migrants.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
This one was tucked away in an area where private jets and small puddle jumpers landed and took off.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Taking a step back and looking at initial public offerings and public equity markets versus privates, I think it’s fair to say that somewhere along the line, we’ve lost our way.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
What, Henry asks, “have kings, that privates have not too, save ceremony, save general ceremony?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Aircraft engineers can get £30,000 if they sign up for a further three years, with privates and lance corporals eligible for £8,000 for four years.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
They’re going to put aspartame in this possibly-causing-cancer category, along with, oh, putting talcum powder on your privates, or working in a dry cleaner.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023
“And how tall the mom is….” “Umbilical cord. And shut up about Mom’s privates, Theresa!”
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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