big business

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Recent Examples of big business To create a chic date night look or an evening event outfit, look for a pair of 'chutes in khaki, a color known for its big business energy. Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 20 June 2026 The surveys are now big business. Ian King, CNBC, 17 June 2026 More than five decades later, his vision for offshore wind power is big business. IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026 Some purists say the art form kicked the bucket when record labels took control in the 1980s and turned a South Bronx creation into big business. John Kennedy, VIBE.com, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business
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Noun
  • The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s largest professional MMA organization.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The new facilities are the latest milestone for the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care, launched in 2024 through a partnership among the Mario Lemieux Foundation, Highmark Health and AHN.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The opening also represents a much broader strategic partnership that will see FAO Schwarz products sold through Nordstrom's website and eventually rolled out across the department store chain nationwide.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
    Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The union says it’s already made concessions at the bargaining table but with little offered in return to improve current conditions and wages.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Participants also include national film bodies, representing a range of sales, production and distribution companies, as well as industry associations and guilds.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • The guild received a record number of submissions for its 13th annual celebration of outstanding creative visual contributions of location professionals in contemporary and period films and TV shows, along with commercials and film commissions from around the world.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 2026

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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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