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The memecoin and event’s official website said there would be no private meetings with the president, and no gifts would be accepted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
It is a private nonprofit organization, not a government agency, and its decisions about classification and methodology are subject to debate.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Alex Karp also called the disarmament of Germany and Japan after World War Two an "overcorrection", backed AI weapons and condemned "ruthless exposure" of the private lives of public figures.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, brings together government and private donors to help developing countries acquire jabs for key diseases at affordable prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
And, anyhow, Jonah had had some vague notion that disability checks came from the government, not private businesses.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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