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Treasury yield levels reflect economic resilience, high inflation, fiscal concerns, and public and private sectors competing for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kiesewetter agreed, saying the proposed legislation should be flanked by binding rules governing the private sector activities of former senior civil servants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Fifty years ago, he says, bullying would have been relatively "private", and confined to "the classroom, in the halls, in the school".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
It allows the attorney general to bring civil action against private and public entities that allegedly violate those rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I might have died from awkwardness if I’d been exposed to another family’s private business, but Emma doesn’t seem like the judgmental type.
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
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
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
Billy Pilgrim was packed into a boxcar with many other privates.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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