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private view

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noun

  1. a preview, esp of an art exhibition, for specially invited guests

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I'm in her studio to talk about the new London show, but I'm also getting a private view of Wylie's latest paintings.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

The private view among many American government and industry officials is that the evidence so far points to Air India Flight 171’s captain, Sumeet Sabharwal, who died in the event, having deliberately crashed the plane.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

At the top, there is a notice that this is your private view of your profile.

From Fox News Jul. 26, 2020

Every one of them were invited to their own private view but none of them felt they could come as they had moved on with their lives when they left hospital.

From The Guardian Feb. 8, 2012

“There was a private view that went on late.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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