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City Company

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a corporation that represents one of the historic trade guilds of London

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Our connection and utilization of the river is the crown jewel of our city,” said Amy Donahue, a spokeswoman for River City Company, the nonprofit economic development group responsible for overseeing riverfront improvements.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2015

Brenn, 64, retired from the Garden City Company in 2003 as senior vice president and general manager.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2014

He followed that with 20 years as an official with the Garden City Company, a large land holding company with about 30,000 acres in irrigation in Finney and Kearny counties.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2014

They still owe the money and their collateral is still pledged to the National City Company.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was then a tiny grammar-school in a tiny town, and the City Company who governed it had to drive half a day through the woods and heath on the occasion of their annual visit.

From The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster

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