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as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
that he is planning to retire is private information until he makes a public announcement
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as in clandestine
undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
a private investigation of the organization's activities
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as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
club lockers in which private property may be stored
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Recent Examples of private
In addition, private equity has recently poured money into the software sector, right as AI now threatens to erode their business models.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Hur was assigned to investigate allegations that President Biden had improperly removed documents to his private residence after leaving the vice presidency in 2017.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The Bridge is a tiny house community that offers people experiencing homelessness private spaces for sleeping and storing their belongings.
—Emily Bollinger, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Atlanta airport weighed private screening in past When TSA’s Screening Partnership Program began more than 20 years ago, the then-manager of Hartsfield-Jackson, Ben DeCosta, was raising concerns with TSA over understaffing and extremely long wait times.
—Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Hur was assigned to investigate allegations that President Biden had improperly removed documents to his private residence after leaving the vice presidency in 2017.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
The Bridge is a tiny house community that offers people experiencing homelessness private spaces for sleeping and storing their belongings.
—Emily Bollinger, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Atlanta airport weighed private screening in past When TSA’s Screening Partnership Program began more than 20 years ago, the then-manager of Hartsfield-Jackson, Ben DeCosta, was raising concerns with TSA over understaffing and extremely long wait times.
—Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for private
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Yet according to confidential banking records and corporate documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, this unassuming address is one of several South Florida locations at the center of a sprawling financial network that moved at least $260 million connected to Argentina’s top soccer authority.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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McGraw Media agreed to remove all content from the documentary-style series that the department designates as inaccurate or confidential, that the NYPD is legally prohibited from releasing, that reveals investigatory techniques or that would otherwise compromise public safety or the public trust.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Pozo de Vargas is considered the largest clandestine mass grave of Argentina’s last dictatorship with the remains of 149 people recovered from the site.—
Débora Rey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Pozo de Vargas is considered the largest clandestine mass grave of Argentina’s last dictatorship with the remains of 149 people recovered from the site.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Brooks is still wont to assume that social crises are a function of our personal habits, not economic or political injustice, and his methodological tics are the same as ever.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Wacha kept the Braves off the scoreboard while Salvador Perez provided the offense, hitting his first homer of the season and snapping a personal 15-inning scoreless streak.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The court’s comments came from a case brought by the Miami Herald that challenged keeping a portion of a grand jury’s report secret.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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To acknowledge reality is to cease to be Liza Minnelli, and the secret self revealed in these pages has disappointingly few insights to share.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Some of the ammunition was purchased from co-conspirators by undercover officers, prosecutors said.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Working with a different undercover officer, this time in a European city, Chalker successfully extracted Bernadine to America.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The All-Access membership offers unlimited access to Peloton's class library and the ability to create up to 20 user profiles on the machine, so everyone in your household can track their workout stats and get personalized workout suggestions.—
Craig Rawlins-Wilson,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Kadas highlights that users can send gift coffee packages embedded with a QR code and a personalized message that links recipients directly to the app.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Boring Company unveiled its first underground loop project, the Las Vegas Loop, in 2021.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its features include a 1,200-square-foot cabana, which connects to the mansion via a private underground tunnel, and a 150-foot dock extending from the lawn.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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But in order for baseball to create its system, MLB had to definitively define its strike zone, which has been a moving, subjective target since the dawn of the game.—
Juliette Arcodia,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Scary is subjective, but for many people, HHN is terrifying.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Private.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/private. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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