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enterprise

[en-ter-prahyz] / ˈɛn tərˌpraɪz /




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That tension between parachuting in the world’s biggest sporting event and the bureaucratic operations of a country is what makes this enterprise so complex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The script is by David Koepp of the paranoid thriller “Black Bag” and Spielberg’s 2005 version of “War of the Worlds,” yet, this plot strand about private enterprise isn’t science fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Justice family runs a sprawling coal mining enterprise that extends across the South.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In mitigation, the court heard Hussain was a "devoted father" who had no similar convictions and had been working diligently in the prison library, while Wadood was not a leading figure in the enterprise.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

At the Randall plantation he continued his enterprise, joining the Sunday caravan into town with the moss sellers, penny seamstresses, and day laborers.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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