in private
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To carry out a full investigation, involving hearing sensitive material in private, would require a public inquiry, which can hold some of the hearings behind closed doors with press and public excluded.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“This is something that is moving very fast in private hands, and if we don’t get on top of it, I think can be dangerous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Greg Martin, a managing director in private markets at Rainmaker Securities, thinks Coxon’s post could force Anthropic to be more explicit about security in its IPO filing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Some executives who attended the summit and met with Bessent told their advisers that in private, Bessent made the case that the U.S. economy remains strong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Adams began to leak his thoughts along these lines in private conversations that he knew would find their way back to Jefferson.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
