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Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue also addressed the U.N. on Wednesday and called for greater transparency into private companies developing cutting-edge AI models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The aircraft that crashed Tuesday was operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, a private government contractor that helps train crews with the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Private-equity-controlled life insurers have large exposures to private credit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Before the event, Kao said, Collins, Abbott and another staffer met with him in private.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Leah directed Mr. Greeley to write a list of numbers in private, making sure only one was correct.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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
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
The army statement included photos of the four: a corporal, a lance-corporal and two privates.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023
Billy Pilgrim was packed into a boxcar with many other privates.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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