Private has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | It is grotesque: every private company, even small private companies, think European nowadays, but not so the governments of their states. | |
| 2. | Some of my friends tell me that they do not want the Government in business. With this I agree; but I wonder whether they realize the implications of the past. For while it has been American doctrine that the government must not go into business in competition with private enterprises, still it has been traditional particularly in Republican administrations for business urgently to ask the government to put at private disposal all kinds of government assistance. | |
| 3. | A web site may be created in an intranet, a local or private cloud, or a virtual private network. A Web site is for the world. | |
| 4. | In April 2014, the U.S., U.K., and Germany announced the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, a public-private platform designed to spur private-sector investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure in developing countries. | |
| 5. | After a long investigation we came to the conclusion that Clinton had a private server, while Trump and Comey had a private dinner. | |
| 6. | Sami wanted to keep his private life private. | |
| 7. | "I'd like to speak to Yanni in private." "OK." "I said in private. Please wait outside." "Oh, sorry. Sure." | |
| 8. | The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous. | |
| 9. | I'd like to talk with you in private. | |
| 10. | I would prefer to speak to you in private. |