subsidiaries

noun

plural of subsidiary
as in additives
something that is of secondary importance to something else one of the company's foreign subsidiaries

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Recent Examples of subsidiaries The total represents national media rights, league sponsorships, and shared revenue and royalties from the league’s various affiliates and subsidiaries, such as NFL Properties, NFL International and NFL Enterprises. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026 Instead of raising expensive new money from outside investors, parent companies extracted equity from their nonbank subsidiaries and funneled it into their commercial bank arms. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Sheryl DeVore has worked as a full-time and freelance reporter, editor and photographer for the Chicago Tribune and its subsidiaries. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 The Pentagon had 80 companies and their subsidiaries on the list, which also includes tech giant Baidu, electric vehicle firm BYD and search engine Baidu. — CBS News, 24 June 2026 Most are controlled by large holding companies, such as NextEra Energy, which customers know through subsidiaries such as Florida Power and Light and Dominion Energy, which operates local subsidiaries in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Utah. — Conor Harrison, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Lee, a semiconductor industry veteran who previously held leadership roles at battery producer SK On and memory-chip maker SK Hynix — both subsidiaries of South Korea’s SK Group — will oversee advanced packaging, system integration, and manufacturing operations. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 22 June 2026 Not allowing insurance companies to shift profits to out-of-state subsidiaries would save me more money than this disaster. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 Beginning in 2017 and accelerating more recently, regional subsidiaries of energy companies such as PowerChina have built three solar panel power plants – enough to generate about 1 gigawatt of power – and a dozen wind turbines on the area’s open grasslands. — Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
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  1. options
  2. appendages
  3. accompaniments
  4. supplements
Noun
  • The new buildings also provided cheaper housing options for Caracas workers who couldn’t afford to live in the city.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Geovany Quenda, Pedro Neto, Estevao and Jamie Gittens are all wide-forward options.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of options
Noun
  • Given the absence of venom, the researchers propose that these arachnids likely use strong raptorial pedipalps (claw-like appendages).
    — Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
  • The footage, recorded over the Atlantic Ocean in 2020, shows a blob-like object with several narrow appendages hanging beneath it.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of appendages
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  • And asked ourselves what are other things that feel like good accompaniments to a horror game?
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • Or go light and slurpable with mul naeng myun (number 7), in which those same noodles and accompaniments are set in a light beef broth loaded with ice.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Definition of accompaniments
Noun
  • Ignore those advertisements touting the benefits of supplements claiming to address the need for extra protein or vitamins presurgery.
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 19 July 2026
  • Although the liver plays an important role in processing vitamin D, research suggests that taking supplements daily does not damage the liver and may even support liver health in some people.
    — Sara Hoffman, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026
Definition of supplements

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