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Recent Examples of big business
Bonta’s move from the deep-blue state of California adds to the political backdrop swirling around big business, particularly Big Media at a time when President Trump himself regularly bashes mainstream entertainment and news outlets.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
So homelessness has become big business.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Fashion exhibitions have become big business in recent years.
—Laurie Brookins, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Then playtime became big business.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
So homelessness has become big business.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Fashion exhibitions have become big business in recent years.
—Laurie Brookins, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
Then playtime became big business.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
Noun
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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
Noun
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In early December, Kalshi bragged about its new partnership with CNN.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Smith works with jewelers and secondhand dealers to purchase and loan pieces, pulls from her own vast collection, and has partnerships with luxury brands like Omega, Rado, Cartier, Hublot, Longines, and Apple.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For all its public association with queerness, ballet remains largely committed to a frail, wispy femininity and a princely but muscular and explosive masculinity—with the stringent, often punishing body-shape standards to match.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The homeowners association fee just went up to $686 a month, straining her budget, and the value of her unit has plummeted.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Basement’s union was formed two years ago.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The group includes Supervisors Nate Miley and Nikki Fortunato Bas and representatives of the system’s administration and health care workers’ union.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And it's definitely got the resume – with top prizes from British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globes, plus the producers' and directors' guilds – to go all the way.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Oscars’ adapted screenplay category, meanwhile, is the same as the guild’s nominees in that category.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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