privately

Example Sentences

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He said the structure is being privately funded by him and other “great patriots.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Land ownership in Barbuda is collective, meaning that individual citizens have the right to occupy a plot of land by applying for a lease, but technically, they do not privately own it.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Anthropic and OpenAI are both privately held firms with valuations of around $1 trillion.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals held—that these privately brought cases are never allowed.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Jefferson privately acknowledged to Madison that these accusations were essentially true.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis