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businesslike

[biz-nis-lahyk] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌlaɪk /


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Spaceflight has the opportunity to become routine and businesslike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

While conceding talks were challenging, Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky added that they had been "businesslike" and said another meeting would take place "soon".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

“She wasn’t being egotistical. It was very businesslike, a moment of power, and I was like, ‘I want to have that power.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

The senior Ukrainian source told AFP that the tone of rhetoric between the White House and Kyiv was now "very businesslike."

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Death, she often said, was waiting to snatch her from her work, and so she kept her hours of repose as brief and businesslike as possible.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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