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Recent Examples of big business
Then playtime became big business.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Still, the new product—which took about a decade to develop, according to P&G—could open up a whole new avenue of revenue in the big business of laundry.
—Matty Merritt, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Regardless of the reason why, Fat Tuesday brought big business to this bakery.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
But then there is the rapacious Bavarian and national media, for whom negativity about Bayern is big business, and a dressing room always loaded with forthright personalities and egos.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Still, the new product—which took about a decade to develop, according to P&G—could open up a whole new avenue of revenue in the big business of laundry.
—Matty Merritt, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Regardless of the reason why, Fat Tuesday brought big business to this bakery.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
But then there is the rapacious Bavarian and national media, for whom negativity about Bayern is big business, and a dressing room always loaded with forthright personalities and egos.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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Sosnovenko works with Voices of Children, a Ukrainian organization that provides psychological support and documents children's experiences in the country during the yearslong war with Russia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Mainstream media organizations were quick to publish the files’ most significant findings, but TikTokers have continued to pore over the less public pages.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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What has driven the growth in corporate partnerships?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The concept grew quickly, and partnerships have helped remove friction points that keep people from showing up downtown.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Brende is among other high-profile Norwegians to face repercussions over their associations with Epstein, including the country’s former prime minister, the crown princess, and a diplomat.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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As of 2026, there is still no evidence for any stellar association with CDG-1.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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Teachers and their unions have long drawn the ire of Republicans for providing large sums of cash to liberal political committees and for allegedly pushing students to the Left.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The union agreed to abide by the ruling of the arbitrator, who sided with the owners on the disparaging nature of the public report card releases.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Separately on the call, Ellison declined to respond to a question about contract negotiations with Hollywood guilds as that process begins to gather steam just as this giant media merger is taking off.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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And while the guild and the Academy are distinct bodies, their overlap is significant.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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