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corporation

[kawr-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌkɔr pəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Gibney's documentaries have often delved into powerful groups, including the Church of Scientology, the Enron corporation and Israel-Iran spy wars in "Zero Days."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest non-profit health group, has veered from its charitable mission and is now scarcely distinguishable from a corporation keenly focused on its bottom line, according to critics.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

“Volkswagen is simply not a corporation that operates solely according to capitalist rules,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

But the thrill of getting a small, albeit satisfying lick back against a corporation is only one part of the fun.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Ethyl was a powerful global corporation with many friends in high places.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

They are not doing high-profile sabotage of corporations; they are not shooting it out in the coal mines.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

For example, he pointed to widening credit spreads for AI-related company debt amid an “insatiable demand” to borrow money among corporations that “won’t care if rates go up 200 points.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Tremblay said Canada seeking investment from overseas was not new, but that the selling pitch to large corporations had now changed.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The changes eliminated capital-gains taxes on qualified investments—meaning newly issued shares in C corporations with assets of less than $50 million in certain industries.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

In an open letter to township residents and policy makers, he criticized “idiosyncratic alternatives” to public districts, many of them “owned and operated by large national corporations whose number one mission is to enrich shareholders.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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