private sector
noun
: the part of an economy which is not controlled or owned by the government
businesses in the private sector
private-sector businesses/gains
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That leadership cannot be achieved through government alone as approximately 85% of America's critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector.
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Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Many federal and private sector employees will have Friday, July 3, 2026, off since the holiday falls on a Saturday.
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Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 July 2026
Researchers, startups, nonprofits and federal agencies gained access to supercomputing power that most institutions outside the private sector cannot afford.
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Neil Björkman,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Indeed, protecting against that threat is helping fuel the rapidly expanding government-private sector partnership in surveillance technology development and acquisition, which poses a different risk – to privacy.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
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Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Many federal and private sector employees will have Friday, July 3, 2026, off since the holiday falls on a Saturday.
—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 July 2026
Researchers, startups, nonprofits and federal agencies gained access to supercomputing power that most institutions outside the private sector cannot afford.
—
Neil Björkman,
Fortune,
1 July 2026
Indeed, protecting against that threat is helping fuel the rapidly expanding government-private sector partnership in surveillance technology development and acquisition, which poses a different risk – to privacy.
—
Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
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“Private sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20sector. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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