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enterprise

[en-ter-prahyz] / ˈɛn tərˌpraɪz /




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The script is by David Koepp of the paranoid thriller “Black Bag” and Spielberg’s 2005 version of “War of the Worlds,” yet, this plot strand about private enterprise isn’t science fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

When Six Flags Entertainment merged with Cedar Fair in July 2024, the new enterprise kept the Six Flags name but claimed Cedar Fair’s ticker: FUN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The Justice family runs a sprawling coal mining enterprise that extends across the South.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In mitigation, the court heard Hussain was a "devoted father" who had no similar convictions and had been working diligently in the prison library, while Wadood was not a leading figure in the enterprise.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The second apparently problematic feature of the historian’s enterprise is that some important developments are quite simply invisible to the participants.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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