big business

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Recent Examples of big business Hydration has become big business, with electrolyte powders showing up in gym bags, lunchboxes and travel kits across the country. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026 These two companies— Broadcom and Marvell — help wean the big hyperscalers off a part of Nvidia and have hurt Nvidia’s stock the most, especially given that Anthropic runs mostly on Amazon’s chips; hence the big business there. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 May 2026 Downtown Brooklyn’s 141 Willoughby Street was an under-construction residential tower when the developers flipped their plans in 2019, converting it to an office build and recasting it as the borough’s next big business hub. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 May 2026 All in all, marathons are a big business opportunity. Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big business
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Noun
  • In the second quarter just now, the Madison Square Garden video board ran a video segment thanking the NYPD, when earlier today, the two organizations appeared to be at odds over the watch party outside the arena, which is not happening tonight.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • For veteran players like Megna, Keaton Middleton and Jacob MacDonald, this was 5-6 years of service with this organization in the making.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In partnership with Purina and KC2026, there were dogs that people could pet and play with.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Additionally, Astroscale plans to build and launch its Provisioner (or Astroscale Prototype Servicer–Refueler) in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and two directorates of SSC.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Police officers and members of the local hunting association are now patrolling the city and preparing to capture the bear, or bears, on the loose.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • The move is politically controversial due to Armenia’s troubled past with the two powers, but the opposition remained too fractured and scarred by association with past corruption to put up a considerable fight.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • But while the union asked for voluntary recognition, the company did not accede to that request.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • The lawsuit accuses Boscio and the union of defamation.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has now reached four-year agreements with all three of the major above-the-line guilds.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • Emmy voters and guild members are invited to join IndieWire and Disney to celebrate the art of casting at our Pass the Remote event on Monday, June 8.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 2 June 2026

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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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