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firms

noun

plural of firm

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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 Civil rights firms like ours will be able to afford handling such suits because the act requires a federal agent who loses such a case to pay the plaintiff’s legal fees. — Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 The two findings can both be true, Kharazian said, because the Stanford study was broader and didn’t focus just on the firms that use AI. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 So Well Self-storage, plumbing and heating outfits, dental and veterinary clinics, insurance brokers, car dealerships, debt collectors, the firms that manage your block of flats. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Tech companies are keen to help enterprises figure out how to program AI services to fit their needs because of the amount of resources the tech firms are pouring into building out their AI products. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 July 2026 In her Sintra speech Tuesday, Breeden said that, for now, trading firms mainly use autonomous AI for lower-risk operational tasks, such as research. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 July 2026 The report by two environmental consulting firms — one chosen by the ranch’s managers and one by Costilla County leaders — found that the extensive sections of fence were threatening wildlife by blocking their movement to food, water and safe habitat. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026 The project also aims to strengthen the UK’s domestic nuclear supply chain by creating long-term opportunities for manufacturers, engineering firms, and construction companies involved in reactor deployment and supporting infrastructure. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 In similar cases, plaintiffs in Cambodia, Pakistan, the Philippines and elsewhere in Indonesia are taking other major European firms — like the apparel company Adidas and energy giant Shell — to court. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

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companies

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From candy makers to bakers and wedding favor brands, people and companies around the world appear to be capitalizing on what could be the biggest wedding of the era.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald How did a 19th-century Japanese playing-card manufacturer become one of the most influential companies in the entertainment world, asks Stephen Bush in the FT.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026

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