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subsidiary

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


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The companies identified as a part of the settlement included the maker of the smoke bomb, Wholesale Fireworks Corp., and its subsidiary, American Fireworks Wholesale LLC, which are both based in Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Vincent Holtam, who was then general manager for onshore assets for Shell's Nigerian subsidiary, replied to warn colleagues that doing so could "do more harm than good".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The subsidiary generates roughly a quarter of IBM’s software revenue and 12% of total sales, “but arguably drives a lot of the perception around the stock.”

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The government investigation stems from a previously sealed whistleblower lawsuit filed in 2022 against First Brands, its Brake Parts and Centric Parts divisions, as well as a Chinese subsidiary, Longkou Haimeng Machinery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The subsidiary theme in the correspondence is one urging me to come to Manhattan so that she and I may raise our banner of twin confusion in that center of mechanized horrors.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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