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Left out of the potential choices are the expensive, less-selective private colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The manager granted Ronald Araujo a leave of absence in December to prioritise his mental health, describing it as a private situation.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
In private, both Xi and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi seemed to understand that the gravity of the emerging technology before them required some form of cooperation, Sullivan said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Or, if they were Pelicarnassus, they rode in limousines with a private driver employed by their mother.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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