Hudson's Bay Company
Americannoun
noun
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Some, like the British East India Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company, exerted great influence during Europe’s imperial expansion in the early modern and modern periods.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Earlier this year some bidders had indicated they were willing to pay a higher price, with luxury department store operator Hudson's Bay Company signaling it was willing to pay at least $70 a share.
From Reuters • May 25, 2022
A direct descendant of the storied Hudson's Bay Company, the historic auction house had struggled to deal with declining fur prices and, one source said, chronic mismanagement.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022
For 200 years, one-third of Canada’s current territory was the exclusive trapping ground of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021
He found it to be only a fort in the sense in which that word was used to describe the stations of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Far North.
From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert
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