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In one of the most important days of the year for the international film biz, the Cannes Film Festival unveiled the bulk of its Official Selection in Paris on Thursday. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026 Two years after the sale of Simon & Schusater, Paramount is getting back into the book biz with the launch of new publishing imprint, Paramount Global Publishing. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026 My dad was never home for holiday meals, because restauranting was the family biz. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Do not count Lisa Vanderpump out of the hospitality biz, though. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for biz

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First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of biz was in 1861

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“Biz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biz. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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