private
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As a part of "Plan Kukulkan," authorities are overseeing the deployment of almost 100,000 members of the military, police, and private firms to provide security for the World Cup.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Some of that spending was rescinded by the Trump administration, but private capital is pouring in, says Jay Jacobs, U.S. head of equity exchange-traded funds at BlackRock.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“UFC Freedom 250 is a private, for-profit sporting event being ‘planned, organized, and executed’ by the UFC, its broadcast partners, and its advertisers, not by the federal government,” the filing states.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
In private equity, a roll-up has historically meant buying companies, consolidating them to achieve an economy of scale and then flipping the larger entity for profit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Early in the occupation, Haarlemers were ordered to turn in all private sets.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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