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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers
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as in venture
a risky undertaking
the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out
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Recent Examples of enterprise
The overriding concern is that artificial intelligence will eventually displace key pieces of the enterprise stack, as IT buyers turn to AI agents to handle tasks currently handled by software vendors, both large and small.
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Seema Mody, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The launch comes as enterprises expand AI use across borders and face rising pressure from regulators, cybersecurity threats, and emerging quantum computing risks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The committee amended the bill to remove the authority’s goal of 15% participation by minority business enterprises and 5% participation from women’s business enterprises to participate in the procurement and contracting process.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Under the terms announced December 5, Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $27.75 per WBD share (total enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion; equity value of $72 billion).
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Seema Mody, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
The launch comes as enterprises expand AI use across borders and face rising pressure from regulators, cybersecurity threats, and emerging quantum computing risks.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
The committee amended the bill to remove the authority’s goal of 15% participation by minority business enterprises and 5% participation from women’s business enterprises to participate in the procurement and contracting process.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Under the terms announced December 5, Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $27.75 per WBD share (total enterprise value of approximately $82.7 billion; equity value of $72 billion).
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise
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The government’s first witness was Adrian Jimenez, a construction company owner who had communicated with Espinoza Martinez about work and later turned over the Snapchat messages to authorities.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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For the majority of 2025, the company experienced the typical fluctuations of the wider cryptocurrency market.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Our goal is to ensure that anyone, anywhere, with the ambition to learn, can build a world-class career in finance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Building networks to advance careers or entrepreneurial ambitions sometimes felt exploitative, uncomfortable, even performative.—
Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Artemis 2 will be Orion's first venture into space with astronauts aboard, and will fly humans around the moon for the first time since 1972 and the end of NASA's Apollo missions.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the country also has strict laws governing foreign oil companies, requiring businesses to enter into public-private joint ventures that pay 30% royalty fees and a 60% income tax.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ag, an agricultural commodity market and risk management firm with a concentration on dairy.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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The auditing firm’s report, authorized by the Statewide Charter School Board in July, could provide some answers.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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The developments come as the White House has spurred a variety of sports-friendly initiatives to honor the semiquincentennial, including a UFC fight on the White House lawn in June.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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This approach is evident in initiatives like Falcon, TII's family of sovereign large language models designed to be compact, energy-efficient, and locally deployable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Because of his five-tool talent, however, Robert, at 28, was worth the gamble by Stearns, and to Cohen.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Derek Stevens—owner of Circa, The Golden Gate and The D—took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Las Vegas.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Video from the fire department showed crews pouring water on the house fire at 110th and State on Tuesday morning.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Manager Alex Cora said Crawford should have as good a chance as anyone to earn a place in the rotation.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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There is a solid chance that the AI might not be proficient at performing music therapy.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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