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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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The multiyear collaboration will be across the entire Monumental enterprise.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Mark Berman and Elliott Lander, the enterprises’ founders and operators.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
According to Google, Microsoft abused its historically strong position in enterprise software by using it to boost its Azure cloud business while illegally boxing out competitors like Google’s own cloud service.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
To top it off, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is planning to turn away from its nonprofit roots and become a for-profit enterprise that could be valued at $150 billion.
—Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Mark Berman and Elliott Lander, the enterprises’ founders and operators.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
According to Google, Microsoft abused its historically strong position in enterprise software by using it to boost its Azure cloud business while illegally boxing out competitors like Google’s own cloud service.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
To top it off, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg reported that OpenAI is planning to turn away from its nonprofit roots and become a for-profit enterprise that could be valued at $150 billion.
—Karen Hao, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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