family business
noun
: a business owned or operated by one's family
She joined the family business after graduating from college.
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May, coming from the Jennifer Lawrence school of acting, could not be better in taking on the family business, so to speak, but still needing mom to close the deal.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Encouraged by his brother David to get into the family business, Robert auditioned for the 1972 John Wayne film The Cowboys, which became his first movie role.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
Hodges was introduced to family business operations after his parents purchased a small electrical company in Southwest Florida during his childhood.
—William Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Their family business took off, and within six years, the family opened Thai Lotus in Dallas and Thai Soon in Austin.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Encouraged by his brother David to get into the family business, Robert auditioned for the 1972 John Wayne film The Cowboys, which became his first movie role.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2026
Hodges was introduced to family business operations after his parents purchased a small electrical company in Southwest Florida during his childhood.
—William Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Their family business took off, and within six years, the family opened Thai Lotus in Dallas and Thai Soon in Austin.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Family business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20business. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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