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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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A private investment partnership has purchased St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles and plans to turn the long-shuttered hospital into a one-stop shop where homeless people can seek help.

From Los Angeles Times

That came after she initially shared the news with fans in a private Facebook chat about a month ago, telling them the cancer had been removed and that "I'm okay".

From BBC

However, his second home is situated on a plum corner lot that offers private water frontage on two sides, directly on the edge of the Biscayne Bay.

From MarketWatch

“Opaque private equity and private markets could easily cause or amplify market downturns,” he argued.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around the clock and across the city, engineers from private energy companies and the municipal authority are repairing power plants hit directly in Russian strikes or installations indirectly affected by them.

From BBC