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the business

NOUN
bill of goods
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This changed in the 1960s, when Ermenegildo’s sons, Aldo and Angelo, would take over the business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Wall Street anticipates Oracle’s operating margins to compress by about 3 percentage points as the company’s business mix shifts toward OCI, a more capital-intensive part of the business.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

What the business press didn’t report was the timing of another issue much tighter than the three-year lag after the move.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Although he has resigned as joint chairman, he remains the Championship club's largest single shareholder with a 38.8% stake in the business.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“You know if the old woman dies, we’ll all be dismissed,” Cook murmured to Mama, not one to follow her own advice about not minding the business of her employers.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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