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subsidiary

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


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Fifa and Infantino wanted to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, and external investors would have been able to buy stakes in it.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Fifa and Infantino wanted to create a commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including its World Cups, with external investors able to buy stakes in it.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said its local subsidiary activated emergency procedures and evacuated all personnel at its Kumamoto facility.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

J&J tried to resolve the claims by giving them to a subsidiary, which would then file for bankruptcy, while providing more than $8 billion in a trust to pay the tens of thousands of plaintiffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Standard Oil’s California Research and Development subsidiary read the handwriting on the wall: the decision was tantamount to cancellation.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

It has pressed ahead with layoffs in subsidiaries including in the Spanish city of Barcelona, where staff have walked out on strike over the job cuts in recent weeks.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The company is based in Hawthorne, CA and has subsidiaries in Luxembourg and the United States.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Last December, Trump sued the BBC and subsidiaries BBC Studios Productions and BBC Studios Distribution over a 2024 Panorama episode that edited together different sections of a speech he gave.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Negotiations at Audi, Porsche and other German subsidiaries brought the total to roughly 50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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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