private
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The city said it would provide sandbags at three locations and encouraged residents with private seawalls to reinforce them if necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
The government said it was "consulting as soon as possible next year on private parking debt recovery fees, including on whether to cut an existing £70 cap or scrap the fees altogether".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Soon, a pattern emerged: OpenAI agents had reportedly tried to hack into multiple public and private institutions, including the U.S.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
Shops were boarded up, with private security guards in front of some.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
“You didn’t have to register private boats the last time I was here.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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
Aircraft engineers can get £30,000 if they sign up for a further three years, with privates and lance corporals eligible for £8,000 for four years.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
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
Two NCOs and three privates and no Volkheimer.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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