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The German group, looking to focus on its core business, sold its stakes to a consortium led by U.S.-based investment firm HOF Capital, and which includes Abu Dhabi-based BlueFive Capital as its largest investor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The engineering firm that worked on the 28,000-square-foot Signorello Estate facility said on its website that it cost $20 million to build.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"At Tetris we believe in the power of connection and building people together, not dividing them," the firm said in its initial response to the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
With one exception, and it is a firm one.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
And Chip’s address wasn’t typed but written—in firm grown-up handwriting, like a teacher’s.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Some countries - like the UK - are exploring the idea of mandating some kind of "kill switch" that could compel AI firms to pull the plug on models if things get out of hand.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
That showed that “consumers, on balance, did not punish firms for maintaining DEI.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Asian markets fluctuated, though tech firms continued to enjoy a recovery from July's rout, as the AI boom returns to the fore.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
They are primarily regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission if they belong to larger firms, or by state securities regulators.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Compounds containing spores of Bacillus thuringiensis are now being manufactured by several firms in the United States under various trade names.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
"It enables you to reach a much firmer and deeper understanding of the underlying reasons for the problems and indeed to seek solutions that come very much from the person and their family," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some provincial leaders have pushed for firmer action on trade negotiations by Ottawa.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Canadian National Railway CNR 2.05%increase; up pointing triangle boosted its full-year outlook, citing firmer freight demand and shifting economic conditions, as the railroad posted higher profit and revenue in the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In early trading, gold futures in New York were down 1% to $4,110.30 a troy ounce, after rising in the previous session as dip-buyers emerged despite firmer U.S. yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
For the most part I was silent with them, though I knew that I had a firmer grasp of life than most of them.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
The new Chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday delivered his firmest statement to date of his determination to tame inflation, and the clearest explanation of how he thinks the Fed should get there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The good news, Parsons said, is the foundation he and majority owners Bob Iger and Willow Bay have built is the firmest in the team’s short, dysfunctional history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Intel looks to be “on its firmest footing in years,” Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg said in a Thursday note.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
“It’s probably the firmest evidence yet that this planet has an atmosphere,” said Ian Crossfield, an astronomer at the University of Kansas who studies exoplanets and was not involved with the research.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
Penelope used her firmest voice, for she could sense some resistance from the Incorrigibles about parting with their new pets.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
He said industry guidance had been "firmed up".
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
The news, released Friday morning, shattered the markets’ assumption that the labor market has firmed and hiring is on the upswing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
Solid job gains and low unemployment would be seen by a majority of Fed officials as further evidence that the labor market has firmed.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Underlying volumes in air grew strongly, while gross profit yields firmed up in sea logistics showed a solid quarter-on-quarter improvement in air logistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Marietta firmed up her face and shook her head.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
The report suggests the labor market is firming across multiple sectors after near-zero job growth last year, despite more recent concerns about rising energy prices that have driven consumer sentiment to a record low.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Our organization’s modeling for another Midwestern state, Indiana, estimates that new solar costs increase from $76.79 a megawatt-hour to $159.24 a megawatt-hour once firming costs to maintain reliability are included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Data earlier this week from the Labor Department and human-resources firm ADP showed that the job market is firming up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
"It's always easy to be aggressive from the fairway and take advantage of the greens being just a hair softer. But I think they're slowly firming up."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
The awkwardness of the Carnegie Mellon encounter, however, had a firming effect on Stallman's own moral lassitude.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams
