private
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The couple - no longer working royals and visiting in a private capacity - are combining visits to charitable causes with commercial ventures.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
This time of year, the village gardens, private estates and rolling fields of West Dorset burst with life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Rising private credit defaults could increase two to three times with severe shocks; AI’s circular financing also poses systemic risk.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Many private colleges expanded rapidly during what experts describe as the "international student boom" - a surge in overseas enrolment, particularly after the pandemic, when Canada saw record numbers of foreign students.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
That doesn’t make any sense, of course—these are private files of pensioners; two strangers would never be allowed to thumb through them without permission.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing private
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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Workshop 2, Part 1
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