private

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Their health should be at the forefront as the public and private sectors plan future water changes, extraction projects and other development near the Salton Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At a private event at the White House earlier this week - which was caught on camera - Trump said that military spending should be a national priority going forward.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

There is incentive for wealth managers and their clients to pull money out of the private funds and invest elsewhere, including similar public funds from the same manager at 25%-plus discounts in some cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The public funds trade for an average of less than 75 cents on the dollar, according to recent Raymond James research, while the private funds essentially trade at a full dollar.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She always seemed to me to be a very private person, happy enough in her own silence.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo