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private

[prahy-vit] / ˈpraɪ vɪt /


NOUN
lowest rank of person enlisted in armed service
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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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