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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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Just weeks after Justin Bieber’s well-received Coachella headline gig, the singer played a small private event for tech, entertainment and defense industry moguls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Is the savings worth the lack of private space and bathrooms?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Offshore wind development brings jobs and economic development that reshape regional economies, with the scale of public and private investment reaching into the hundreds of billions of dollars over years.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Your gift must go to a charity, not a donor-advised fund or a private foundation, and the transfer must be complete by the end of the year.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Still, only when the heavy blackout shades were drawn at night did I feel truly private.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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