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 Administrators plan to fulfill these benchmarks by organizing a collaborative network that shares resources among public university systems, private technology corporations, and the existing network of national laboratories. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026 This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs. John Kell, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 June 2026 The corporations — together referred to as EF, based in Cambridge — have admitted to the violations, waived their right to a public hearing, and paid the $500,000 civil penalty. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026 Sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corps may qualify for the deduction, but C corporations do not. Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026 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 For instance, Argentina has created nonhuman corporations run entirely by AI agents. Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
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Noun
  • At the time, Soros, along with the financiers Julian Robertson and Michael Steinhardt, defined the public image of hedge-fund managers as investment wizards who made fortunes through huge bets, contrarian calls, iron stomachs, and a willingness to operate close to—or over—the regulatory line.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Every day, the snow crept farther down the mountains, and as the horses waded the creeks, ice froze on their tails and bellies.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 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
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  • 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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“Corporations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporations. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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