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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Open-source development is important in the private sector, but vital to academia, which cannot advance without collaboration and access to model data.
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Fei-Fei Li, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
The race for adaptation must ultimately be won in the private sector.
—Ted Caplow, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
To this end, several players in the private sector — including at least one now-familiar name — have been scrambling to make their bids.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
The report’s recommendations for addressing data center power usage include encouraging the private sector to invest directly in renewables.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
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Fei-Fei Li, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024
The race for adaptation must ultimately be won in the private sector.
—Ted Caplow, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
To this end, several players in the private sector — including at least one now-familiar name — have been scrambling to make their bids.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 4 Aug. 2024
The report’s recommendations for addressing data center power usage include encouraging the private sector to invest directly in renewables.
—Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Private sector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20sector. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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