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“We would joke about being the family in Arrested Development driving around” in a staircar after the television family had to sell its private jet, Walker says.
This crime thriller sees six authors on a private island with 72 hours to write the ending of a book by the late bestselling writer, Arthur Fletch.
From BBC
About three years into the relationship, Haroutunian—who now runs a private investment firm—said he noticed charges on his account for items he had never purchased.
After a private meeting in Berkshire, the bishops announced that trials of stand-alone services should only begin if the Synod voted for them by a majority of at least two-thirds.
From BBC
We see more positive risk/reward in the public markets than in late-stage private companies.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.