private sector
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Prosecutors said they suspected Hanning, the BND president from 1998 to 2005, used illegally acquired classified information to make money in the private sector for more than a decade after leaving public service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A public inquiry found the fire was avoidable and set out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to the disaster.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Schools in the private sector, however, have not taken part in the action.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Consumer spending rose sharply in August, incomes climbed, the private sector added more new jobs and inflation didn’t get any worse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
He’d carried the load admirably, inspiring people like Barack and Valerie to move out of the private sector and into community work and public service.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
