privatizing
- present participle of privatize.
Example Sentences
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The changes include lifting business restrictions, allowing private banks, and privatizing state companies, but face skepticism about permanence and implementation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
For now, though, the focus remains on expanding and privatizing within the U.S., beyond L.A.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Pregnancy can be privatizing, and it is fitting that it registers in conspicuous consumption.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
The government in recent years has been privatizing its ports and opening new ports in a bid to increase competition and efficiencies.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2023
Since 1991, the government has been moving forward with economic reforms, e.g., by reducing business licenses and registration requirements to simplify investment procedures, reducing subsidies, privatizing state industries, and laying off civil servants.
From The 2003 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency