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firms

  • plural of firm.
  • present tense form of firm (3rd person singular).

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Firms on this list don’t face a ban on receiving dual-use goods, but are subject to greater scrutiny for potential military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Firms including Bud Light beer and the Polymarket prediction market have their names emblazoned on the padding of the ring for the $60-million-dollar tournament.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Firms selling food and drink specifically were responsible for 48,000 of those, it added.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

"Firms won market share not by being more efficient or more innovative but by being more heavily subsidised."

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Various well-known Publishing Firms in the guise of Forest-trees discovered shedding their leaves.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 by Various