private
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The facility serves general aviation aircraft including private, corporate, charter, air ambulance, law enforcement, fire rescue, flight training and light cargo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The judges also raised a question - was the regulator applying the same scrutiny to government establishments as it was to private businesses?
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In the letter Charles makes clear that the couple's position is "akin to private citizens" and that they should not be addressed as his and her royal highness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
New York state has required both public and private universities to disclose foreign funds since 1984, prior to the enactment of federal Section 117 regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
But her thoughts had become hopelessly tangled, and the only thing that she was certain of was that it would actually be easier to sort all of that out in private.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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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
Aircraft engineers can get £30,000 if they sign up for a further three years, with privates and lance corporals eligible for £8,000 for four years.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
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
Perhaps Ellen did not know before she died that Henry and Bon were now privates in the company which their classmates at the University had organised.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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