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private sector

NOUN
for-profit businesses
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He was speaking at the Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference, where Indigenous communities, governments, the private sector, researchers and financial institutions discuss international conservation efforts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Diffusing the workload, former members say, allows for regular interaction with elected officials and the private sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The private sector has added only about 61,000 jobs a month since November 2023, far below the 155,000 average during the 12 economic expansions between the end of World War II and the 2020 pandemic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Should the funds be issued to the private sector as loans, these would be viewed as financial assets for the public sector, netting off the financial liability from increased government borrowing, Skarica says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen 449 points, to its lowest level in four years, and most of the market-moving news was coming not from the private sector but from government officials.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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