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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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The groups want the State Water Resources Control Board to establish a statewide rule, or permit, for “commercial, industrial and institutional” properties, which also include stadiums, malls and private hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The estate is not the King's private property but belongs to the monarch for the duration of their reign.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

For months, individual investors have worried about potential risks in the underlying loans made by private credit and responded by pulling billions of dollars out of private-credit funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Senior government officials have preliminarily discussed taking direct stakes in AI developers since early last year as part of a broader effort to take a more active role in the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

They always parked the Shack & Shop on private property — high ground — at least forty miles from where his father thought he and Tomás would be working.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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