Cie.
Americanabbreviation
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Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage
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Companion of the Indian Empire
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(in the Irish Republic) Coras Iompair Eireann
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Etymology
Origin of Cie.
From the French word Compagnie
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Even the formidable C. Aubrey Smith, as the gruff chairman of Colet & Cie., never crosses her directly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Michelin & Cie. climbed 1.3 percent as the world’s second-largest tiremaker announced that full-year profit exceeded analysts’ projections.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 11, 2011
Michelin & Cie. climbed 1 percent as the world’s second-largest tiremaker announced that full-year profit exceeded analysts’ projections.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 11, 2011
And in Belgium, the huge chemical company of Solvay et Cie. held a meeting at which 1,800 family "partners" discussed increasing Solvay's capital by selling shares to the European public.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Sold to M. Henri Duperr� Boussingault et Cie., for——I told you the figure, didn't I—our figure?
From Running Sands by Kauffman, Reginald Wright
First spotted by Bloomberg reporter Kim Bhasin, the inverted jean shorts from CIE denim are quite literally an upside-down pair of shorts.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2018
Alejandro Soberón is the chief executive of Grupo CIE, one of the largest live entertainment companies and the promoter of the Mexican Grand Prix.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2016
Miguel Angel Garcia, director of science policy at the CIE, says the centre produces a total of 57 million tests per year for 19 different diseases, including HIV and Chagas disease.
From Nature ● Sep. 27, 2016
Cobalt International Energy Inc., CIE 10.24 % an oil company whose investors have included Vanguard Group and Janus Capital Management LLC, according to FactSet, disclosed in 2013 that the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2015
He began as a clerk in CIE, the state transport service.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2014
Deltil’s designs were made into wallpaper in 1834 by the French firm Zuber & Cie.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
"The lender group has held initial meetings with Rothschild & Cie, Chad's financial advisors, and subsequently with the official creditor committee for Chad in the past week to exchange views on Chad's request," the Oct.
From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2021
It was followed by the complex, savory Cuvée Rubis from Vilmart & Cie and the subtle, chalky, almost Burgundian Brut Grand Cru from Hugues Godmé.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
For Werts, running a restaurant to benefit his retail operation has been evolving since 1988, when he opened Cafe Midi next to his American Rag Cie and Maison Midi stores on La Brea Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
Theo van Gogh is the manager of Goupil & Cie, a successful art gallery on the fashionable Boulevard Montmartre in Paris.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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