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The disgraced breast surgeon worked with cancer patients at NHS and private hospitals in the West Midlands over 14 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Later this year, Meta plans to roll out Muse Confidential VM, an upgraded security model that encrypts all user conversations and data behind a private key inaccessible even to Meta itself.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Ankara also canceled the license of one of Iran’s largest private lenders, Bank Mellat, an institution that serves as a conduit for trade transactions between Iran and Turkey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The government helps private businesses insure against military risks up to nearly $700,000 in the most dangerous regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
With all the noise in the park, nobody could eavesdrop even if they wanted to, but this is a conversation that’s meant to be private.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
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 army statement included photos of the four: a corporal, a lance-corporal and two privates.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023
What else could they do?—They are mere privates, and he is a big bug.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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