private

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The airline has also posted losses since its return to private ownership four years ago.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Appeal judges have reduced the damages previously awarded to a former pupil who said he was repeatedly restrained at a private residential special school.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

So far cracks in private credit have been limited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In his letter on Monday, Dimon flagged high global sovereign deficits and debt and ongoing worries about private credit as other large risks that pose a threat to the market.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Early in the occupation, Haarlemers were ordered to turn in all private sets.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom