privately

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One option is the so-called secondary market, where employees and early investors who already own shares in SpaceX can sell them to others privately, at whatever price the two sides agree on.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

I didn’t hear back from Ai² after the newsletter came out, but I did receive this email from Darren Kimura, CEO of AI Squared Holdings, a privately held company in Mountain View, Calif.:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Superior algorithms are held privately, run with institutional capital and protected like trade secrets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Local authorities say six privately operated buses have been hit in 2026, too.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

What I was learning, too, was that in the eyes of a campaign operation, any minutes or hours a candidate spends privately with family are viewed basically as a waste of that valuable time.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama