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firms

  • plural
    of firm.
    firm
    adjective
    not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid.
  • present tense form
    of firm (3rd person singular).
    firm
    adjective
    not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid.

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TPG was one of the most recent major investment firms to go public in the U.S. in 2022, at a valuation of more than $10 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

While there are growing concerns about the state of the US economy, Asian investors are taking a more positive approach for now, with tech firms again enjoying a recovery from July's selloff.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

And just 2% of firms quantified the impact of AI productivity on earnings, a similar share to the first quarter of 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

For years, the government has helped compensate banks and payment firms for providing a service that has effectively been treated as public infrastructure.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

They fenced them off, boarded them up, and some even hired security firms to walk around the perimeter and make sure no one was looking to survive on corporate-sponsored vacancy.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline