corporations

plural of corporation
as in stomachs
an enlarged or bulging abdomen a substantial corporation that showed that he was a sucker for all-you-can-eat buffets

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Recent Examples of corporations Bringing corporations to the table One of the proposal’s principle architects said advocates for the tax increase had faced long odds from the start. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Bob Swindell, president and CEO of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, told commissioners there are three corporations looking to bid on the same property, and the county does not want to be seen as competing with them instead of luring them to South Florida. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 So, many governments and corporations have interpreted the principle loosely, or even disregarded it entirely. Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 The lawsuit was filed against MJJ Productions and MJJ Ventures, two corporations that Jackson was the sole owner and lone shareholder of prior to his death, alleging negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Brand ownership has spent the better part of a century flowing in one direction, away from founders, toward the corporations with the capital to grow them. Sam Birchall, Fortune, 10 June 2026 Several states, most notably Hawaii and Montana, are redefining corporations as entities that will no longer be allowed to spend money on elections anywhere in their states. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026 Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy. Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026 In the vast corridors of large corporations, trust humanizes the workplace. Ricky Muddimer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
  • Though gone from the stomachs of people in the industrialized world, the bacteria has been detected among tribes in Africa and South America, Sarhan said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • At the end of Friday’s preliminary competition, Hernandez and five other high jump contenders sprawled on their stomachs beneath the high jump tent, cheering on West Ranch junior Avery Prestridge and La Jolla junior Anastasia Volkov in a jump-off for the final qualifying spot.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Their bellies tend to be whiter than the other species.
    Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • These bay windows also provide access to an ample 301-square-foot terrace.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026
  • On one occasion, in a gesture of chivalry, a group of Italian friends threw roses to a woman sitting at the pool bar from the large bay windows of the Presidential Suite.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

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