private
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Last year, the government allowed private firms to build and operate atomic power projects, underlining a push for alternative energy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The club features a private golf course, a clubhouse modeled on a Mediterranean villa, and a swimming pool with bayfront views of the Miami skyline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Ramsey says there should be more space to be "expressive in grief and to let it be loud or let it be very quiet and silent and private".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As with many private country clubs, admission often comes down to hitting it off with existing members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“So, how’d they end up paying for private lessons?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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
Zelensky said those Ukrainians released included 82 privates and sergeants and 21 officers from the armed forces, national guard, border guards, and police.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
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 younger 91-Tangos are eighteen years old and are privates.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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