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“We also see the consolidation of our industry continuing and potentially accelerating, driven in part by some of the market dislocation that we are witnessing in private credit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Apple is frustratingly good at curating to the letter what it chooses to say, even in private.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
LIV Golf executives were rushed from various corners of the planet to a meeting this week in New York where the future of the operation was discussed in private and decisions were made.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Stronger exports, along with a recovery in private consumption and facility investment, likely drove growth of 1.2% on quarter and 3.0% on year in the January-March period, Barclays economist Bumki Son said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
They didn’t get to fly around in private, pilotless helicopters of their own.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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