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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The Justice Department also noted that Ereg's wife, Najmo Ahmed, who worked at the business and received payroll payments directly from Feeding Our Future, pleaded guilty last year to money laundering charges and is scheduled to be sentenced later this month. Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026 Megna scored with 70 seconds remaining in Game 7, at the business end of a great play by Makar, but the sand in the hourglass ran out at the end of a chaotic game. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 June 2026 For the business models of OpenAI and Anthropic to work, the companies have to be able to generate enough revenue from token usage to pay for all the hardware and systems supplied by Nvidia, Cerebras and the cloud providers, and have enough money left over to pay for everything else. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 June 2026 The raw material will be managed and processed through an internal supply chain established by the business. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 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 Jun. 2026.

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