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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But none of that seems to have thrown off as much cash as the crypto craze, which provided Barron with an opulent welcome into the Trump family business.
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Was that a metaphor for Williamson’s own fears of getting trapped in the family business?
—Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
But Woldenberg, who holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and who worked at a corporate law firm before joining the family business, has been down this road before.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Bruni, who is the daughter of the company’s founder and co-chief executive officer Pasquale, has always channeled her personal sensibility for spirituality and mindfulness since joining the family business in 2001.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Was that a metaphor for Williamson’s own fears of getting trapped in the family business?
—Ashley Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
But Woldenberg, who holds a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and who worked at a corporate law firm before joining the family business, has been down this road before.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Bruni, who is the daughter of the company’s founder and co-chief executive officer Pasquale, has always channeled her personal sensibility for spirituality and mindfulness since joining the family business in 2001.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for family business
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“Family business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20business. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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