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Recent Examples of big business
At the same time, the share of Americans who favor big business has dropped significantly.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Views of free enterprise remain largely positive, according to the new Gallup poll, but perceptions of big business have soured since 2010.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The big business of rock & roll was a bit of a conflict for somebody like Kurt [Cobain] to all of a sudden be in a band that was so massive.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Views of free enterprise remain largely positive, according to the new Gallup poll, but perceptions of big business have soured since 2010.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
More recently, from 2013 to 2014, Gardin documented the destructive transit of cruise ships through Venice’s delicate canals—a grotesque symbol for the domination of the city, and the country, by tourism and big business.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
The big business of rock & roll was a bit of a conflict for somebody like Kurt [Cobain] to all of a sudden be in a band that was so massive.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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The City of Oceanside Arts Commission and the Oceanside Cultural District will be awarding a total of $150,000 in grants to local artists and arts organizations.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two editors from within The Kansas City Star’s newsroom will become the 145-year-old media organization’s new managing editors.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another factor is whether your partnership's no-trump range is a strict 15-17 or includes good 14-counts.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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This collaboration exemplifies the company’s composable weapons strategy, which aims to create more flexible and adaptable missile systems through strategic partnerships, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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As a precaution, health and trade associations are urging consumers and bars to destroy or properly dispose of empty bottles to prevent counterfeiters from reusing them in the production of fake liquor.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The players’ association and the WNBA agreed to an eight-year deal in 2020, but last year the WNBPA voted to opt out of the agreement early.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of employees at the departments of Education, Treasury, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, are set to receive layoff notices, according to spokespeople for the agencies and union representatives for federal workers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The figure was detailed in a court document the Justice Department submitted in response to a lawsuit from unions representing government workers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Whether that will result in a new round of talks with stakeholders — studios, agencies, guilds, estates and more — or spur a round of lawsuits like the legal salvos lobbed by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Oct. 2025
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Representatives from the Writers Guild of America (West & East), Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Writers Guild of Canada are confirmed as attending, along with delegates from European guilds, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa and other parts of Asia.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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