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Recent Examples of big business
What to know about NYC sightseeing choppers Choppers are big business in New York.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Andrew Kelly/Reuters/File Big Law as big business The extent to which some firms have folded at the first sign of danger is worrying to many lawyers and legal experts.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Alleged favoritism to big business was highly controversial two decades after the Great Depression.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to Cork’s key role during the Irish War of Independence (1919-21), in recent years, Ireland’s second-largest city has attracted big business which has in turn boosted the hospitality offering for visitors.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Andrew Kelly/Reuters/File Big Law as big business The extent to which some firms have folded at the first sign of danger is worrying to many lawyers and legal experts.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
Alleged favoritism to big business was highly controversial two decades after the Great Depression.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
In addition to Cork’s key role during the Irish War of Independence (1919-21), in recent years, Ireland’s second-largest city has attracted big business which has in turn boosted the hospitality offering for visitors.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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The aim is to ensure that the correct priorities remain visible, resources are appropriately allocated and the organization maintains a steady rhythm.—
Ishita Mehta,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Two weeks after cutting funding for the organization that coordinates the report's production, the Trump administration has apparently informed all the authors working on it that their services are no longer needed.—
Alex Goy,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some students will arrive at college already managing audiences and partnerships.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The hotline came to the county in 2022 in partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to provide 24/7 coverage for all residents in the county.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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In 1955, the San Diego Public Library took over much of the La Jolla collection while leaving the association with its music and arts materials, at which time the association adopted the name Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.—
Michael Williams,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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The Edgar Awards announced the 2025 winners on May 1 The awards honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television The association also gave out a selection of special awards at the ceremony The winners of the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Awards are here!—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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And the third is that no third country has the right to veto Ukraine's choice of alliances and unions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Draft analysts and talent evaluators have expressed plenty of optimism about Loveland’s potential and what his union with Johnson might mean.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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The shoot was planned for 2022; however, the production was delayed due to financing amid the pandemic and later, guild strikes.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
2 May 2025
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The Video Game Writers Caucus was disbanded at the end of 2021, and the guild’s annual award for Video Game Writing was discontinued in 2019 after ten years.—
Simon Abrams,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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