enterprise
Example Sentences
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Along the oil-streaked shores of Lake Maracaibo — actually a massive coastal lagoon, fed by both freshwater rivers and the Caribbean — the vestiges of a once-thriving enterprise stand out like totems from a past civilization.
From Los Angeles Times
Jorge, whom I met selling bologna in the market, used to be an engineer at a state enterprise.
From Salon
The whole enterprise of the Olympics risked sliding into irrelevance.
Factory-built homes made of wood and iron were a mainstay of the colonial enterprises of the 19th century.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.
From MarketWatch
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