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private sector

NOUN
for-profit businesses
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But to fix the housing-affordability crisis, “all levels of government need to be involved, as well as the private sector and philanthropy,” Shea said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Attention at the Yerevan summit is expected to focus on how the private sector can make up the shortfall.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

A new deal with the drivers' union also helped - something an insider at the former private sector operator claimed to me their company had not been permitted to do.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The federal government is far ahead of the private sector in securing its systems against rogue agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

He’d carried the load admirably, inspiring people like Barack and Valerie to move out of the private sector and into community work and public service.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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