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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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I opted for private health insurance with medical expense coverage of $30,000 and a $100 deductible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

If financial records for several months are not private, the judge wrote, “surely this request for a two-hour snapshot of one’s public movements” is not private either.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Late last year, KKR entered into a partnership with private student loan lender Sallie Mae that involves buying at least $2 billion of new loans each year for three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

These are the footpaths, bridleways and byways that people are legally entitled to use, even if it means wandering across a farmer's field or other private land.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“But you must be confused. I went to…” I named my school, an elite private academy.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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