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
Critics say appetite from firms like Pretium, Blackstone, and others has driven up prices and pushed homebuilders to build to Wall Street specs, rather than increasing the number of disappearing starter homes.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report, employers estimate that 39% of core skills — such as problem-solving and communication — will be disrupted by 2030, with 40% of firms planning to reduce their workforce specifically due to AI automation.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Under the non-binding agreement, the two firms will assess potential pathways for siting, licensing, construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of NANO Nuclear’s modular microreactors in the US.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
For firms that plan investments years in advance, mixed signals matter.
—Diego Marroquin Bitar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
And social assistance firms employed 226,300 workers – up 10,900 from the previous year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Walmart was a former investor in DroneUp, but the contract between the firms expired in late 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
Because ticket prices have generally held with less consumer resistance than expected, representing opportunity for the retailers and shoe firms if tariffs are reversed.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
If those firms are not forced to put those properties on the market, a ban is unlikely to significantly expand the supply of homes, Goldberg said.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
According to the World Economic Forum’s 2025 Future of Jobs Report, employers estimate that 39% of core skills — such as problem-solving and communication — will be disrupted by 2030, with 40% of firms planning to reduce their workforce specifically due to AI automation.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Under the non-binding agreement, the two firms will assess potential pathways for siting, licensing, construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of NANO Nuclear’s modular microreactors in the US.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
For firms that plan investments years in advance, mixed signals matter.
—Diego Marroquin Bitar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
And social assistance firms employed 226,300 workers – up 10,900 from the previous year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Walmart was a former investor in DroneUp, but the contract between the firms expired in late 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
Because ticket prices have generally held with less consumer resistance than expected, representing opportunity for the retailers and shoe firms if tariffs are reversed.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
If those firms are not forced to put those properties on the market, a ban is unlikely to significantly expand the supply of homes, Goldberg said.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firms
companies
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Every January, companies from around the world gather to flaunt new technologies, products and services.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Firms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firms. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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