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That enthusiasm is helping upstarts nab much higher valuations than they could get on the private markets, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Victoria Allen is CEO of Plymouth Access to Housing - a charity set up to help people into private rented accommodation.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The president’s limousine drives through the passageway into a private entrance, people who know the facility said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The event on Thursday was to celebrate construction of a billion-dollar methanol factory, one of the largest single private U.S. investments in Mexico in recent history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
And, anyhow, Jonah had had some vague notion that disability checks came from the government, not private businesses.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 6
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