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corporation

[kawr-puh-rey-shuhn] / ˌkɔr pəˈreɪ ʃən /


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Dean, who joined Google as its 30th employee in 1999, will be CEO at a new public-benefit corporation called Discovery Loop that aims to accelerate technology by automating complicated, multistep science and engineering tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"Known for his uncompromising style of play and larger-than-life sense of humour, Joe has built a reputation as one of the UK's most entertaining sporting personalities," the corporation said.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Presenter Tony Livesey has left BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years at the station, the corporation has announced.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The for-profit arm is now a Delaware public-benefit corporation, a for-profit company whose directors can balance profit, stakeholder interests, and a specified public mission—as they see fit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

His appointment as corporation counsel should have occurred by now.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A Pew Research Center survey from last year found that more than 60% of those polled believe taxes on large businesses and corporations should be raised.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Philippine outsourcing companies compete directly with rivals in India and elsewhere for contracts from multinational corporations.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

They found that an increasing share of the total income of U.S. publicly traded corporations are being earned by the 100 most profitable firms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The program is free for participants, funded by a host of local and national foundations, corporations and individual donors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

And part of your job, aside from parsing abstract intellectual property issues for big corporations, is to help cultivate the next set of young lawyers being courted by the firm.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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