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The man, Ahmad Abouammo, had passed on private user information associated with critics of the kingdom in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars, prosecutors said during the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
He is also concerned about high levels of private use without the input of health professionals.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
“You Can See Everything” is an absorbing study of public presentation and private doubts, a documentary that asks more questions than it answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Oh wait, Gillis did say in his monologue that he feels most comfortable working out in “his friend Joe Rogan‘s private gym.”
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
He didn’t know her, and more important, if she went to Maya-Jade’s private school, she wouldn’t know him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
Taking a step back and looking at initial public offerings and public equity markets versus privates, I think it’s fair to say that somewhere along the line, we’ve lost our way.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
What, Henry asks, “have kings, that privates have not too, save ceremony, save general ceremony?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Zelensky said those Ukrainians released included 82 privates and sergeants and 21 officers from the armed forces, national guard, border guards, and police.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
They’re going to put aspartame in this possibly-causing-cancer category, along with, oh, putting talcum powder on your privates, or working in a dry cleaner.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023
We had been privates in the war, infantry scouts.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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