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subsidiary

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


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The Department of Homeland Security secured a 20-year, $26.5-million lease from a subsidiary of the Beverly Hills-based Elmwood Capital Group, a real estate investment firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Last year, meanwhile, Pemberton Asset Management and AlpInvest Partners, a subsidiary of Carlyle Group, raised $1.7 billion and $4 billion respectively for funds focused on such loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead, senior officials gave the Nigerian subsidiary permission to continue pumping.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The subsidiary generates roughly a quarter of IBM’s software revenue and 12% of total sales, “but arguably drives a lot of the perception around the stock.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

I hailed an autocab outside the Mailbox, making sure to select one operated by a local cab company and not a SupraCab, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of IOI.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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