private
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Some private nonprofits and public institutions already report donor names to the Internal Revenue Service for gifts of at least $5,000, but the IRS is barred from disclosing that information to the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The estate is located near Cleveland and is also close to a private airport, according to the outlet—offering the star athlete a convenient launching point for trips with his wife, 36.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
"As the number of private lodging businesses has risen, complaints and troubles around them have increased," the official said on customary condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Many spend years preparing and tens of thousands of rupees on private tuition.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Is this a private party, or are adults allowed too?”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
Perhaps Ellen did not know before she died that Henry and Bon were now privates in the company which their classmates at the University had organised.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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