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was privatized
verb
To release government control of (a business or industry) to private industry.
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The airline was privatized in 1987.
Romania's telecommunications sector was privatized in 2003.
After farming was privatized, the village went bankrupt.
It wasn't until 1968 that Fannie was privatized.
Like much of Russian industry, it was privatized haphazardly.
In the early 1990's, CN was privatized.
The Canadian National Railways (CN) system, formerly a government-owned body, was privatized in 1995.
It began as a government monopoly and was privatized in 1996.
The company, state-owned from its inception, was privatized in 1987.
The 2009 loss was the first annual loss in the 13 years since Renault was privatized.
The state oil company that Mr. Trudeau formed was privatized long ago.
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