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The campaign has played out in backrooms, private hotel suites and discreet dinner tables in Midtown Manhattan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Despite this, orangutans continue to be trafficked for sale as exotic pets and to private collectors.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He started the meeting by noting he had just heard that a small private plane had hit a tower of the World Trade Center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The distinction is key: By separating spending on procurement and production, Taiwan can ensure that its market survives lulls within its overall budget process that could otherwise ruin private investment timelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
For a boy who cares very little about personal hygiene, my brother is fiercely protective of his private bathroom.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
Zelensky said those Ukrainians released included 82 privates and sergeants and 21 officers from the armed forces, national guard, border guards, and police.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, said the released servicemen included two officers, sergeants and privates who fought in different parts of the front.
From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2023
After two privates had carried the Lady down, and she was propped up on her pillows so she could look out the window, Madam called me upstairs.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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