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Chaya Hanoomanjee, the lawyer who led the claim, said in April 2024 claimants had "experienced significant distress" over their sensitive and private information being shared without their consent.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Many have private kicking coaches outside their schools, who also serve as conduits for information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The estate is located near Cleveland and is also close to a private airport, according to the outlet—offering the star athlete a convenient launching point for trips with his wife, 36.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
"As the number of private lodging businesses has risen, complaints and troubles around them have increased," the official said on customary condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
I shut the door to the tiny back room to change in private.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
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
The Marine Corps, however, said those three white men had to go through basic training and start as privates.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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