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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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The groups want the State Water Resources Control Board to establish a statewide rule, or permit, for “commercial, industrial and institutional” properties, which also include stadiums, malls and private hospitals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The estate is not the King's private property but belongs to the monarch for the duration of their reign.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

India’s firm arranges travel and other experiences for dozens of members—most of them in private equity—with net worths ranging from tens of millions to billions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For months, individual investors have worried about potential risks in the underlying loans made by private credit and responded by pulling billions of dollars out of private-credit funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Well, unless they were flying a private jet or arriving by boat.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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