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The brand just flew more than 100 VICs—“very important clients”—to Milan Fashion Week, providing them with private access to da Vinci’s “Last Supper,” private dinners and a tour of its newly renovated store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The private nonprofit organization’s yearly reports haven’t outlined progress on roughly two dozen venues around Greater Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
A total of 67 catwalk shows for 2027 Spring-Summer have been planned for this Fashion Week, with dozens of other brands set to show their designs in private viewings and events around the French capital.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Elsewhere, the home offers a media room, a private study, and a custom wine wall complete with its own refrigerator.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
One of the many private homes that dotted the mountainside.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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
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
The army statement included photos of the four: a corporal, a lance-corporal and two privates.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023
The Marine Corps, however, said those three white men had to go through basic training and start as privates.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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