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The sense given is that they have owned up to mistakes and corrected their course.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The tank is owned by GKN Aerospace, which operates 32 manufacturing locations in 12 countries -- including China, India, Mexico, Turkey, Sweden and Germany -- and has 16,000 employees, per its website.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

CBS News Radio’s biggest customer — the all-news stations owned by Audacy, including KNX — have already switched their network service to ABC News Audio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Omega is owned by Swatch, and the group’s CEO said sales of the Speedmaster line rose 50% in Omega stores in the months after the MoonSwatch launch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Long Beach Savings, wholly owned by Washington Mutual, was a prime example of financial incontinence.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis