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corporation

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


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The mayor’s office said the corporation operates outside government and that City Hall doesn’t oversee it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It was never intended to shield a corporation from the consequences of its own engineering decisions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But it could also signal a deeper problem with the corporation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Air Canada began as a federal public corporation and has been private since 1988.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Delays cost money, and the big shots at the Mother Paula’s corporation weren’t happy.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen