as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
merged with another firm to become a major player in the brokerage business
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Recent Examples of firms
So far, however, Costco and FedEx are among the few big firms that have pledged to pass the government payments on to customers in the form of lower prices or refunds.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Surging gas prices are squeezing low- and middle-income households — Americans have spent $45 billion more on gasoline and diesel during the war than over the same period last year — while boosting the coffers of energy firms, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 May 2026
The case, filed in late October 2024, accused the tech firms of failing to implement robust age-verification processes to determine users’ ages and failing to implement effective parental controls.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 17 May 2026
Professional firms understand this.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The Oliver Wyman survey results build on findings from a Harvard University study showing that firms adopting generative AI have significantly reduced junior-level positions, while keeping senior employment largely stable.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix is fielding offers from big tech firms to invest in specific production pipelines in order to ramp memory chip production, Reuters reported last week.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Executives at controversial firms, such as surveillance tech giant Palantir, were also on the bill.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Surging gas prices are squeezing low- and middle-income households — Americans have spent $45 billion more on gasoline and diesel during the war than over the same period last year — while boosting the coffers of energy firms, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 May 2026
The case, filed in late October 2024, accused the tech firms of failing to implement robust age-verification processes to determine users’ ages and failing to implement effective parental controls.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 17 May 2026
Professional firms understand this.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The Oliver Wyman survey results build on findings from a Harvard University study showing that firms adopting generative AI have significantly reduced junior-level positions, while keeping senior employment largely stable.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix is fielding offers from big tech firms to invest in specific production pipelines in order to ramp memory chip production, Reuters reported last week.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Executives at controversial firms, such as surveillance tech giant Palantir, were also on the bill.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firms
companies
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The problem of companies substituting hemp for marijuana dates to 2018, when Congress legalized hemp, a close cousin of marijuana that has only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive compound that makes people high.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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But according to Reilly, Varda and SpaceX are currently the only companies capable of launching experiments into orbit that don’t need to be operated by astronauts.—
Ramin Skibba,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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“Firms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firms. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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