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
Stakes for Europe Europe has been caught in a launcher crisis and has depended on American firms like SpaceX to put its satellites into orbit.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Indonesia moved to tighten export earnings rules for natural resource firms in December, requiring deposits in state banks, capping rupiah currency conversion, and limiting offshore transfers, to keep dollars onshore and support the rupiah.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Several Ukrainian firms have already fielded effective systems.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Britain’s pension buyout market, where firms pay insurers to take on their financial obligations to retirees, has been booming in recent years as higher interest rates reduced the value of plans’ liabilities.
—Leonard Kehnscherper, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
These high-voltage power lines are the latest front line in the battle over tech firms’ massive operations.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
These high-voltage power lines are the latest front line in the battle over tech firms' massive operations.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
While age-verification technologies can help parents protect children online, the agency said firms are still bound by existing consumer protection rules governing data minimization, retention, and security.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Out of more than 18,000 architectural firms evaluated nationwide, only 750 were invited to submit up to three homes completed since 2019 for formal consideration.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
Indonesia moved to tighten export earnings rules for natural resource firms in December, requiring deposits in state banks, capping rupiah currency conversion, and limiting offshore transfers, to keep dollars onshore and support the rupiah.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Several Ukrainian firms have already fielded effective systems.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Britain’s pension buyout market, where firms pay insurers to take on their financial obligations to retirees, has been booming in recent years as higher interest rates reduced the value of plans’ liabilities.
—Leonard Kehnscherper, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
These high-voltage power lines are the latest front line in the battle over tech firms’ massive operations.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
These high-voltage power lines are the latest front line in the battle over tech firms' massive operations.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
While age-verification technologies can help parents protect children online, the agency said firms are still bound by existing consumer protection rules governing data minimization, retention, and security.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
Out of more than 18,000 architectural firms evaluated nationwide, only 750 were invited to submit up to three homes completed since 2019 for formal consideration.
—Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firms
companies
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Shipping companies are already heeding Iran’s warning.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Other countries and companies will no doubt follow suit; Amazon and Blue Origin already plan on launching thousands of satellites each as well.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Firms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firms. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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