the business
noun
British slang
: a very good or impressive person or thing
Since he's won the tournament, he thinks he's the business.
You should see their new office. It's the business.
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Which means teaching an LLM all a company’s secrets could simultaneously boost the business—and risk blowing it up.
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Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Still, passion alone wasn’t enough to secure the business.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
As employees make less money, Dau-Schmidt said local businesses could feel the impact of that because those employees will either buy less or stop coming to the business.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Though Luna is the official manager of the store, the business was conceptualized and put into motion by the humans at Andon Labs, a startup that seeks to raise awareness about the capabilities of leading AI systems.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
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Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Still, passion alone wasn’t enough to secure the business.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
As employees make less money, Dau-Schmidt said local businesses could feel the impact of that because those employees will either buy less or stop coming to the business.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Though Luna is the official manager of the store, the business was conceptualized and put into motion by the humans at Andon Labs, a startup that seeks to raise awareness about the capabilities of leading AI systems.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the business
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“The business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20business. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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