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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises
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as in ambition
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity
the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers
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as in venture
a risky undertaking
the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out
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Recent Examples of enterprise
Many of these skills take years to develop, so apprenticeships will be key to the long-term sustainability of the enterprise.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
What the Council's change adds is not access to green finance but permission to badge the whole enterprise, oil growth included, as transition.
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Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The wine and grape industries are billion-dollar enterprises in California.
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Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Finance is an area increasingly focused on AI, while CFOs, who determine enterprise AI tech spending, are also being called upon to help deliver AI value in their organizations.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
What the Council's change adds is not access to green finance but permission to badge the whole enterprise, oil growth included, as transition.
—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The wine and grape industries are billion-dollar enterprises in California.
—
Lizzie Kane,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
Finance is an area increasingly focused on AI, while CFOs, who determine enterprise AI tech spending, are also being called upon to help deliver AI value in their organizations.
—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for enterprise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprise
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Dasgupta, whose company is FilmsPositive, said the shoot reflected the collaborative ambition at the project’s core.
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Avila's family sued Tesla last week, alleging her death resulted from the company's gross negligence and failure to warn consumers that its self-driving systems were defective.
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Events designed to support female founders are routinely underfunded relative to the ambitions behind them.
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SpaceX has enormous business ambitions, including data centers in space and perfecting its rocket launch capabilities.
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One example is a joint venture with CDA near the future Route 390 and I-490 interchange next to O’Hare.
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General Catalyst, one of Silicon Valley’s larger venture firms, has built an entire strategy around buying labour-heavy service companies and rewiring them with AI before selling them on.
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Lockheed Martin is one of the world’s largest defense firms, producing planes such as the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet and munitions like the Patriot air defense missile.
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The firm intends to sell specialized engineering services that utilize digital process models.
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Since, the Eagles Autism Foundation has raised more than $56 million because of initiatives like the annual Eagles Autism Challenge.
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Women build communities, launch initiatives, and create coalitions on shoestring budgets while the institutional resources that would let those efforts scale remain largely inaccessible.
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The gamble shows Toronto is looking to catch lightning in a bottle for a second time.
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This career shift, though not yet officially confirmed by Rodriguez or the UFC, represents a significant gamble.
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Now that Love's eight children are all grown up and out of the house, the family has opted to sell the home and look for something smaller near Lake Tahoe, according to the listing agency.
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Plaintiffs have used internal documents from the companies to allege that, in house, people have long recognized a correlation between NEC and the use of preterm formulas made from cow’s milk.
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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Now’s your chance to grab a closet’s worth of sleek, sculpting essentials, like the SpanxShape Booty Boost leggings for $44 off, and the SpanxSmooth Jersey Crewneck T-Shirt for $30 off.
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprise. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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