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Recent Examples of big business
This turmoil has led plenty of industry insiders who identify as liberal Democrats to question the reflexive hostility toward big business (especially Big Media and Big Tech) expressed by far-lefties such as senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Pets are big business Pet owners were expected to spend $150.6 billion this year, according to the association.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
And while big businesses and the stock market are upbeat about what is to come next year, small and midmarket companies aren’t quite as sanguine.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Pets are big business Pet owners were expected to spend $150.6 billion this year, according to the association.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
And while big businesses and the stock market are upbeat about what is to come next year, small and midmarket companies aren’t quite as sanguine.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Also planned is the creation of a Video News Editorial organization to coordinate video across all platforms, including digital and linear TV.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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Russia has also invested in combat robots, utilizing AI to modernize its military technology in partnership with China, developing UGVs such as the Uran-9, a robot tank, Platform-M, a rocket strike system, and the Soratnik, a seven-ton drone tank.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The second capsule, also sustainably minded, included footwear in partnership with eco-conscious company ACBC.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, there was one incident of unruly passenger behavior for every 480 flights compared to one for every 568 flights in 2022, the trade association said, without specifying how many of these incidents involved alcohol.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Poor performance by Cymru Premier clubs in Europe explains that lowly position, which has a knock-on effect financially with UEFA’s distribution to the various associations partly based on their respective ranking.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Go deeper: Musk's DOGE targeted by union lawsuit ahead of Trump's executive order Editor's note: This story has been updated with details throughout.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Eddies’ voting deadline was additionally extended to Saturday at 5 p.m. Various guilds and societies representing artisans also pivoted judging, voting and nominations announcements that were scheduled in this timeframe.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2025
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The guild says 30%-40% of staff were cut during the negotiations alone.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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