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  • 1rival — ▪ I. rival ri‧val 1 [ˈraɪvl] noun [countable] 1. a person, group, or organization that you compete with: • The authorities hope that such changes will help Italian banks compete more effectively against European rivals. rival for • The two men… …

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  • 2rival — ri|val1 [ˈraıvəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: rivalis someone who uses the same stream as another, rival in love , from rivus stream ] 1.) a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc =… …

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  • 3rival — 1 noun (C) 1 a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc: He left the government to become her most formidable rival. (+ for): The two girls were rivals for Jack s attention. | rival company/nation/team… …

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  • 4company — noun 1 business organization ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, leading, major ▪ a major Japanese company ▪ medium sized, mid sized (esp. AmE) …

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  • 5The May Department Stores Company — Industry Retail Fate Merged with Federated Department Stores, Inc. Successor Federated Department Stores, Inc. (2005 2006) Macy s, Inc. (2007 present) Founded …

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  • 7Colt's Manufacturing Company — For other uses, see CMC (disambiguation). Colt s Manufacturing Company Type Private Industry Defense Founded 1836 …

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  • 8Ford Motor Company — Ford redirects here. For other uses, see Ford (disambiguation). Ford Motor Company …

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  • 9D'Oyly Carte Opera Company — Publicity poster for The Mikado, 1919 The D Oyly Carte Opera Company was a professional light opera company that staged Gilbert and Sullivan s Savoy operas. The company performed nearly year round in the UK and sometimes toured in Europe, North… …

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  • 10Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company — Former type Private, later public Industry Shipbuilding Genre Industrial Fate Merged Predecessor Morse Iron Works and Dry Dock Company Successo …

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