often attributive
: a company that markets its products or services usually exclusively online via a website
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Just like during the dot-com bust, the easy investment money is all gone, leaving only those with a solid business plan to carry the legal industry forward as the price rises.
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John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Amazon morphs into the 'everything' store After surviving the dot-com crash, Amazon expanded rapidly into electronics, toys and household goods.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Such name changes were legion during the dot-com bubble.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
The business cycle that began with the 2001 dot-com recession and ended with the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-08 was one of the shortest and weakest on record.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
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John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Amazon morphs into the 'everything' store After surviving the dot-com crash, Amazon expanded rapidly into electronics, toys and household goods.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Such name changes were legion during the dot-com bubble.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
The business cycle that began with the 2001 dot-com recession and ended with the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-08 was one of the shortest and weakest on record.
—Kathryn Anne Edwards, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Dot-com.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot-com. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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