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Recent Examples of big business
What to know about NYC sightseeing choppers Choppers are big business in New York.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Andrew Kelly/Reuters/File Big Law as big business The extent to which some firms have folded at the first sign of danger is worrying to many lawyers and legal experts.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Alleged favoritism to big business was highly controversial two decades after the Great Depression.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to Cork’s key role during the Irish War of Independence (1919-21), in recent years, Ireland’s second-largest city has attracted big business which has in turn boosted the hospitality offering for visitors.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Andrew Kelly/Reuters/File Big Law as big business The extent to which some firms have folded at the first sign of danger is worrying to many lawyers and legal experts.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Alleged favoritism to big business was highly controversial two decades after the Great Depression.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to Cork’s key role during the Irish War of Independence (1919-21), in recent years, Ireland’s second-largest city has attracted big business which has in turn boosted the hospitality offering for visitors.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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The aim is to ensure that the correct priorities remain visible, resources are appropriately allocated and the organization maintains a steady rhythm.—
Ishita Mehta,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The American Chemistry Council, which represents industry, declined to comment on the study but told CNN via email that the organization’s High Phthalates Panel is dedicated to promoting the benefits of high phthalates such as DINP and DIDP.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some students will arrive at college already managing audiences and partnerships.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The hotline came to the county in 2022 in partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to provide 24/7 coverage for all residents in the county.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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Brick Oliver, representing the homeowners association for the Cadence at Bainbridge, the development’s 55 and over community, said Thursday that 98% of respondents to the association’s survey opposed the In-N-Out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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And the third is that no third country has the right to veto Ukraine's choice of alliances and unions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Draft analysts and talent evaluators have expressed plenty of optimism about Loveland’s potential and what his union with Johnson might mean.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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Freddie Kitchens, one of only a few holdovers from the old staff, and like Belichick a member of the ex-NFL coach guild, got a promotion and his salary doubled.—
Luke DeCock,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Gary School Board has renamed the West Side High School auditorium in honor of its long-time theatre guild director, state Sen. Mark Spencer.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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