firms

plural of firm

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Recent Examples of firms Robinson is just the latest in a growing parade of researchers and safety workers who have left their positions at prominent AI firms. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026 China’s leading firms are still just approaching top US labs in capabilities, partly explaining their lack of transparency. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The Big Four firms, NeurIPS, and ICLR did not respond to Fortune‘s requests for comment. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Engineers from Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Novo Nordisk and a number of top consulting firms are included in the first groups. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 The firms that get this right may not be those whose systems know the most. — Kelvin Cheema, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 In other words, these firms believe Dodd-Frank empowered the CFTC to become a regulator of activities that resemble sports betting. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026 Even American firms, from Airbnb and DoorDash to Shopify, have embraced Chinese models, tapping into the advantages of open systems, including lower costs and greater flexibility for customization. — John Liu, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 At the same time, these firms maintain strict climate commitments. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for firms
companies
Noun
  • The companies say a flood of lawsuits in state courts is not the way to deal with the global issue.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Firms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firms. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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