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venture

[ven-cher] / ˈvɛn tʃər /




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It’s back because the portfolio finally caught up to where the value is: across public markets, private equity, venture capital and real assets, anchored by a fixed-income allocation that pays you to wait.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

In February 2021, Clark pitched Schmidt on creating a new venture fund called the Mother of AGI Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

However, Bryan Baum, founder of venture capital firm K5 Sports - through which Bezos is investing - will join the Anfield board, alongside Saverin's wife Elaine.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

In 2009, he followed in Dr. Phil’s footsteps and launched his own talk show, with Winfrey’s production company backing the venture.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“I hope you did not venture far, Miss Fairfax, this morning, or I am sure you must have been wet.—We scarcely got home in time. I hope you turned directly.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Bloomberg reported that investigators are looking at some loans made to multiple companies affiliated with one Chicago firm to see if they were passed along to Walter’s ventures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

In the new season, “Tires” ventures beyond the garage into different settings and “themes you can’t really be juvenile about,” McKeever said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Bill has been involved in multiple business ventures; he reluctantly told me that these include at least one other Trump store, in Gatlinburg—another former Cupid’s Outlet—as well as condos in Florida.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The company is diversifying beyond its crypto business into areas such as social media, though those ventures have yet to generate significant revenue, Thielen said.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Even nearby civilizations could spend millions of years in such separate or joint colonial ventures without ever stumbling upon our obscure solar system.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Some analysts have ventured to say that diminished demand could keep a lid on oil prices through the rest of the year, even if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t fully recover.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

In mid-July, two OpenAI models undergoing testing left their confined environment -- a scenario the developers had not anticipated -- and ventured onto the internet, where they attacked Hugging Face, an AI model-hosting platform.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Only one panel I encountered, featuring action star Alan Ritchson of “Reacher,” ventured directly into politics.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

While people sometimes ventured onto the campus over the years, trespassing escalated last winter as social media videos “spread like wildfire,” said Supervisor Robert Scorrano, Somers’ elected chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

As the Union soldiers attempted to regroup, I ventured up to my knees to peer over the wall and watched as Confederate reinforcements arrived.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Founded in 1862 by Adam Opel, the company produced sewing machines and later bicycles, before venturing into car manufacturing in 1899 at its Ruesselsheim site.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Footwear brand Cole Haan is venturing further into travel and lifestyle with its first collection of luggage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Buoyed by the success of last year’s MLB Tokyo Series merch collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, the Dodgers are venturing further into partnerships with cutting-edge artists.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The sheer scale of the U.S. domestic market — with more than 300 million people — helped American companies scale their businesses before venturing abroad.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

I had no idea if there were any dangerous creatures around, but hunger was even surer to kill me, so I had to risk venturing inland.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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