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Recent Examples of big business
If the hidden money and firehose of lies behind Florida’s failed 2024 ballot initiatives on reproductive freedom and marijuana are an indication, big business and politicians dependent on their cash would move heaven and earth to keep it off the ballot.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Archbald is a little corner of northeastern Pennsylvania where coal used to be big business.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
It's been an eventful first month on the job for Pat Lyons, the new athletic director at the University of Rhode Island, who takes the reins in Kingston during a volatile time in college sports, with the billions of dollars available in media rights turning the NCAA into a conduit for big business.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
And some are pushing back against big business.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Archbald is a little corner of northeastern Pennsylvania where coal used to be big business.
—Robert Costa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
It's been an eventful first month on the job for Pat Lyons, the new athletic director at the University of Rhode Island, who takes the reins in Kingston during a volatile time in college sports, with the billions of dollars available in media rights turning the NCAA into a conduit for big business.
—Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
And some are pushing back against big business.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
Noun
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Several of these PACs are affiliated with an organization called Public First, which received a grant of twenty million dollars from Anthropic.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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While 90% of respondents believe employees are using AI in their organization, just 22% indicate that AI ROI has met or exceeded their expectations.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Achieving near-100% online property tax payments, in partnership with our residents, is the single greatest operational efficiency gain yielding millions in more revenue annually.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The improvements were the result of a partnership by the Progress Center for Independent Living, the MWRD, the Blue Island Chamber of Commerce, the Blue Island Disability Committee and other area groups.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The metal’s association with kings melds perfectly with his conception of himself as one.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Arts institutions in the area have formed an association to resist the development.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The employees’ union interpreted this initiative as an assault on local and subject-matter expertise.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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That is, of course, because the guild had to address its struggling health plan.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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