privately
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Isar became in September the first privately financed European company to get a rocket into orbit.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The Canadian stand-up and TV star said there were "a lot of women speaking privately and quietly" following Thursday's verdict, who feel "a very nuanced mix of emotions".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
As the Wall Street Journal reported this week in a midterms postmortem, Trump has privately admitted that Miller’s zeal for deportations had “gone too far.”
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
It has experienced hiccups raising new capital privately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Jesus,” he muttered privately, “now he’s hallucinating on me.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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