firm
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The two were associates in a commercial real estate firm, Panshi Inc., registered in Irvine, according to public records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Maritime trade tracking firm Kpler said on Friday that traffic through the Hormuz strait has dropped "sharply".
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
If you decide not to serve, however, the law firm recommends that you do so promptly so the estate can be administered without unnecessary delays.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Ken Griffin’s investment firm Citadel bought most of Situational’s stock portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Her voice has a bravery to it, and she punctuates the sentence with a firm little nod.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Now, after trying to sells stakes in Fifa competitions to private investments firms - apparently without the knowledge of anyone else - Infantino's position appears to be under threat.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
They said the government was also bringing in a new regulator, no-notice inspections and "MOT-style" checks on water firms.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The firms maintained yearslong relationships with Wall Street banks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The heavily leveraged LTCM’s threatened collapse prompted Wall Street firms to organize a rescue coordinated by the New York Fed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
A National Law Journal survey from the time found that in large firms African Americans made up not quite 3 percent of all associates and less than 1 percent of all partners.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
But there may be a force at play with an even firmer hold on the American man: gas prices.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
That's a firmer line than he gave when I interviewed him four years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then, Commerzbank would stay independent for around a year and half while it got on firmer financial footing to be merged with HVB, he previously told analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
However, the stoppage of short-term speculation can put the market on firmer ground, said Minter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Walk along the muddy shore until the ground begins to slope up and get firmer and drier beneath our feet.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Intel looks to be “on its firmest footing in years,” Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg said in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
But then there’s also the nagging feeling that Tøndel doesn’t have the firmest grasp on his own material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Folky fingerpicking and new-agey thoughts about self-help make “Deeper Well” one of the gentlest but firmest rebuffs imaginable.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
He went straight over, gave him the firmest of hugs and placed round his neck the winners' medal he had been given by Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2023
But because it had the firmest evidence, Kansas was victorious.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
He said industry guidance had been "firmed up".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Solid job gains and low unemployment would be seen by a majority of Fed officials as further evidence that the labor market has firmed.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
To me, that hints at the possibility that the six-justice majority firmed up very quickly after arguments.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026
But January payrolls rose 130,000, wage growth firmed and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
She took a few wobbly steps forward, then firmed up her stride.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
The report suggests the labor market is firming across multiple sectors after near-zero job growth last year, despite more recent concerns about rising energy prices that have driven consumer sentiment to a record low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Bulls are still in control but their grip isn’t firming.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
The Bank of Japan said it is carefully monitoring the risk that oil prices may accelerate underlying inflation, firming expectations of a summer rate hike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
"It's always easy to be aggressive from the fairway and take advantage of the greens being just a hair softer. But I think they're slowly firming up."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Set them in firmly, by pressing down hard with the ball of the foot after firming by hand.
From Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)
