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the business

NOUN
bill of goods
Synonyms
WEAK
snow job song and dance
NOUN
murder
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassination bloodshed crime destruction felony homicide lynching manslaughter massacre shooting slaying terrorism
STRONG
annihilation blood butchery carnage death dispatching hit knifing liquidation off offing
WEAK
bump-off foul play one-way ticket rubout the works
NOUN
snow job
Synonyms
WEAK
bill of goods con conning flattery flimflam hosing ripoff scam smoke and mirrors soft sell soft soap song and dance
NOUN
song and dance
Synonyms
WEAK
bill of goods bull con elaborate explanation jive line number ripoff scam snow job story

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Then again, raising money to expand the business can increase revenue and profit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

And the business should remain strong through the end of the decade, according to Dumoulin-Smith.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“In turn, this backdrop gives us confidence that the business improvement Intel enjoyed in Q1 and Q2 is sustainable,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"But after April, we earned almost nothing," he said, adding that he had to shut down the business.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A few of his remaining investors asked why he hadn’t been more aggressive on the public relations—as if that were a part of the business!

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis