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big business

noun

Definition of big business

as in organization

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Recent Examples of big business This amounts to the government getting off the backs of the people so big business can saddle up. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Esports is becoming big business in the Gulf and celebrations were in order when Abu Dhabi's Nigma Galaxy team stormed to the Esports World Cup Dota 2 quarter-finals in Paris, winning nine out of ten matches. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The prerelease tracking data available indicates that there’s enough room for both films to do big business. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026 Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics — three top pop/rock acts who did big business on the charts back in the 1980s — have united for a major concert tour. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business

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Only if the issue is not corrected within that timeframe will the organization be administratively dissolved.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Cush addressed the allegations at Monday’s board meeting, saying the district has no contracts with the Alive Center and the board members have not benefited from their involvement with both organizations.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of organization

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Face-to-face interactions are crucial for building trust, credibility, and reading subtle cues essential for major deals and long-term partnerships.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In an apparent bid to address such a weakness, a partnership between Unitree and US tech giant Nvidia was announced in June for research and development.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of partnership

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There was also a strong association with weight before pregnancy.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
In 1982, walking through a terminal at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, the Kissingers were accosted by Ellen Kaplan, a follower of Lyndon LaRouche, a cult leader with both Marxist and right-wing associations.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of association

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In 1998, Fabares was supportive of early efforts to combine the Screen Actors Guild with the industry’s other major performers union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
The same union publicly called on the state’s 200 billionaires to also work together to find a solution to the Medicaid hole.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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