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subsidiary

[suhb-sid-ee-er-ee] / səbˈsɪd iˌɛr i /


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But they have always circled around the idea that OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit mission when it created a for-profit subsidiary and took a major investment from Microsoft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Ahead of the earnings release, the company announced it would acquire UK satellite company Goonhilly Earth Station as well as its U.S. subsidiary.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

At the time of restructuring, the for-profit subsidiary was already the world’s most valuable private company, worth more than $500 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Last week, a retrial jury convicted four members of the organisation of criminal damage over their break-in to Elbit Systems, a British subsidiary of an Israeli defence firm.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Of course, as he worked out the implications of his laws, he drew a series of subsidiary conclusions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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