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Recent Examples of big business
Rosen said that most of his brands do a big business with Saks, Neiman’s and Bergdorf’s.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Tales of romance and heartbreak, in episodes as short as 60 seconds, are big business in China, and now the genre is taking off in Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Consumer advocates worry that the demise of Humphrey's Executor could leave Americans less protected, since presidents could pressure agencies to craft regulations to appease big business, donors or political allies.
—Justin Jouvenal The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2025
Playboy licensing remains a big business.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
Tales of romance and heartbreak, in episodes as short as 60 seconds, are big business in China, and now the genre is taking off in Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Consumer advocates worry that the demise of Humphrey's Executor could leave Americans less protected, since presidents could pressure agencies to craft regulations to appease big business, donors or political allies.
—Justin Jouvenal The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2025
Playboy licensing remains a big business.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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After Bill Belichick left the organization following the 2023 season, one of Vrabel’s old teammates – Jerod Mayo – became the Patriots’ new head coach and then suffered a difficult first season in charge, going 3-14.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ali Raziana, commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization was also killed, according to the IDF.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nvidia’s global ambition As Nvidia’s chips have become the backbone of the global AI industry, the company’s partnerships have expanded well beyond North America.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The relationship deteriorated further after Horvath and her colleagues voted to shift hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county partnership, and into a new county agency on homelessness.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Initiatives include expanding gold storage facilities, refineries, central clearing systems, investment channels like tokenization, and even forming a trade association for the industry.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The association with the Stones.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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The union set aside the entire day for voting, with translators for Spanish, Haitian Creole, Burmese and Somali.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mark Turgeon’s hire as head men’s basketball coach for the Kansas City Roos is a union 30 years in the making.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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Thirty-nine members of the guild gathered to have a social time and learn more about their fellow guild members.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Negotiations between the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are expected to begin March 16.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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