do business
Example Sentences
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The endorsement deal with Daktronics raised suspicion because the company doesn’t do business with the general public and doesn’t need prominent athletes or celebrities to pitch its products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
While the big three providers have signaled that they don’t want to do business with SpaceX in this capacity, that won’t necessarily stop Musk’s company from trying to force their hands.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
Under the proposed terms of the deal, £1m would be loaned to a firm controlled by the prince, which would then be bound to do business exclusively with Cantor Fitzgerald.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
You can flop, trick or cheat anytime you want, but only once, and then no one will do business with you again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Sometimes a group of countries disapproves of what another country is doing, and they refuse to trade or do business with that country until the situation improves.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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