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Instead he asked the crowd to join him in singing Happy Birthday to the US superstar, who was sat in a private box, while sparkler-like fireworks erupted in the sky.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Access to private beaches with keys that can cost $400,000 is a Martha’s Vineyard status symbol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The private company has raised more than $1 billion and was valued at $5.6 billion last November, according to FactSet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The show explores the meaning of “sacred” as Marquez documents her most private places and experiences, and asks viewers to consider what they hold sacred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
This one was tucked away in an area where private jets and small puddle jumpers landed and took off.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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
One day he told Johnny that he had a contract with a farmer from Medway who was making a business of buying muskets from the British privates and selling them to Minute Men.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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