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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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Last year, the American Civil Liberties Union, Public Counsel, other groups and private attorneys filed the lawsuit — now known as Vasquez Perdomo v.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

That will save you hundreds of dollars a month in premiums from private health insurance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Wealthy individuals have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to build or help expand dozens of private and charter schools, around Miami, West Palm Beach and other affluent pockets of Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan are no longer working royals and visited the country in a private capacity.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And, anyhow, Jonah had had some vague notion that disability checks came from the government, not private businesses.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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