private sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government
businesses in the private sector
private-sector businesses/gains
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Such measures, calling for researchers to focus on purchasing data from the private sector, could mark a significant change for the agency.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Essential services such as firefighting, disaster response, and cleanup are being slowly ceded by the public to the private sector in places under climate stress.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
But students whose loans are capped under the new law will need to make up the difference, in many cases by taking out private sector loans, which typically have less flexible repayment terms and require a strong credit rating — a heavy lift for students from low-income communities.
—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, 34, is a charismatic socialist who has limited experience in the private sector and seems utterly unconcerned about his guiding philosophy’s long track record of creating misery.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Essential services such as firefighting, disaster response, and cleanup are being slowly ceded by the public to the private sector in places under climate stress.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
But students whose loans are capped under the new law will need to make up the difference, in many cases by taking out private sector loans, which typically have less flexible repayment terms and require a strong credit rating — a heavy lift for students from low-income communities.
—Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Mamdani, 34, is a charismatic socialist who has limited experience in the private sector and seems utterly unconcerned about his guiding philosophy’s long track record of creating misery.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private sector
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“Private sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20sector. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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