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Recent Examples of big business
The movies did big business for Sony and the TV version has been in the ether for a long while.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Rosen said that most of his brands do a big business with Saks, Neiman’s and Bergdorf’s.
—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
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Rosen said that most of his brands do a big business with Saks, Neiman’s and Bergdorf’s.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have since issued emotional pleas for her return, offering to pay after unverified ransom notes were sent to several media organizations.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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But the study, which Wengert’s organization is conducting on the state’s behalf, isn’t due until next year.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Aside from his association with Epstein, Mandelson previously had to resign twice from senior government posts because of scandals over money or ethics.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 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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As the academy’s membership has become more global — 24% of Oscar voters live outside the United States — the Academy Awards have become increasingly an international affair, leading to a widening divide with the Hollywood guilds.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Healthcare is the biggest priority for all three guilds in this bargaining cycle.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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