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subsidiary

[suhb-sid-ee-er-ee] / səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i /


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Federal Insurance Company, now a subsidiary of global insurance company Chubb, sued Wallace in 2006 and 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Last week, the company halted its review of a potential U.S. listing of flash-memory subsidiary Solidigm, citing unfavorable market conditions and recent share-price trends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Aeon Fantasy, an amusements subsidiary of the sprawling Aeon Group, opened its first area dedicated to food and household prizes targeting mothers in October 2025.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The company also has a Los Angeles-based live-action subsidiary, Laika Live Action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

A subsidiary theme, also economic in character but implying grander suspicions, called for what he termed “settlement” to precede assumption.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Nearly all of Apple’s iPhones, laptops and other hardware are made and assembled overseas by companies that aren’t subsidiaries of Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed those subsidiaries aren’t part of the voluntary buyout program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In August, EchoStar’s Hughes Network Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, shortly after its Dish Wireless and Dish DBS subsidiaries had done so.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Between August and September more than 30 haze source points were recorded on land managed by its two Indonesian subsidiaries, according to Greenpeace.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“That? I don’t know. But I’ve got a notion. Remember, those subsidiaries were Dave’s ‘fingers.’

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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