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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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The concerns about private credit broadly were initially sparked by allegations of credit fraud that surfaced in the collapse of two auto companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

LIV Golf executives were rushed from various corners of the planet to a meeting this week in New York where the future of the operation was discussed in private and decisions were made.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Last year, there were 123,000 people with taxi or private hire vehicle licences in London, and 381,000 across England.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The private credit fears are also overblown, Faucette argued.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

And she went to private school and had so many things and people in her life.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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