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Mejia said Sokoloff’s mother — married to Jonathan Sokoloff, managing partner of private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners — was trying to bankroll the seat for her son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The US state of New Jersey on Tuesday sued the private prison company that runs a migrant detention center where protesters have rallied for several days over allegedly poor conditions at the jail.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
A plan announced Monday by parent company Alphabet will raise $80 billion through a mix of private and public stock sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The spokesperson noted that the papers did contain "multiple" documents from the prime minister's private office, which he said was "the standard and established route for communicating prime ministerial decisions and handling communications".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 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
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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