private

Example Sentences

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The rest of the private sector has lost 322,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“This is a problem that could eventually be solved in the private market.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At a private event at the White House earlier this week - which was caught on camera - Trump said that military spending should be a national priority going forward.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

There is incentive for wealth managers and their clients to pull money out of the private funds and invest elsewhere, including similar public funds from the same manager at 25%-plus discounts in some cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Well, unless they were flying a private jet or arriving by boat.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller