private
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Their expansion comes amid tighter market conditions in China and the introduction of VAT on private school fees in Britain from 1 January 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Opening up private markets will resolve one of the greatest longstanding inequities in capital markets today,” said Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Though it grew rapidly in the early 2020s, the chain began to face challenges after taking up to $500 million in cash or loans from private equity firms, Bloomberg reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
He explains that Social Security is managed by the federal government and funded by payroll taxes while private trust funds are estate-planning tools in which trustees manage assets for beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
I imagined them seething with jealousy at our private, mother-daughter birthday party.
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
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
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
“And how tall the mom is….” “Umbilical cord. And shut up about Mom’s privates, Theresa!”
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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