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In the other version, Locke High is helping students catch up academically and make significant gains — more than meeting the mark to remain in operation as a privately governed charter school.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Crucially, this allows a large estate to pass to beneficiaries quickly — and privately.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

SpaceX was a privately held company for about 24 years and is now the sixth-most-valuable company in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

The bridge would operate alongside the existing privately owned Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

We later found out that privately, despite the confidence expressed in his statements to local media and to 60 Minutes, Chapman had begun to worry about the reliability of the evidence against Walter.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson