in private
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The Red Cross said the visit was carried out in accordance with its procedures for visiting people deprived of liberty, which included the opportunity to speak in private.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
This doesn’t include investments in privately managed funds that own stakes in private AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It shelves a photograph you paused over, a dish you ate three summers ago, a flavor combination you praised enthusiastically in public and then apparently continued discussing with yourself in private.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Stronger inflows in private equity and other units helped offset a slowdown in inflows in Blackstone’s private credit business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Everybody else is spilling their guts and you’re talking in private.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
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