privately

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This snapshot of opinion should not be taken as reflecting the views of all officers, but others have privately echoed similar sentiments.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Separately, Medtronic on Wednesday also raised its quarterly dividend by a penny and said it has made strategic investments into two privately held companies focused on the development of intracardiac echocardiography, or ICE, catheter technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Charters are privately operated public schools, most of which are nonunion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The equity issuance includes $30 billion from public offerings and $10 billion sold privately to Berkshire Hathaway.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Mrs. Owens put an arm around the woman-shape and spoke to it privately, in a low voice, calm and sensible.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman