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Used with adjectives:
"
Starbucks is a big company in Seattle."
(big, large, national, international)
"
She works for a successful company."
(successful, profitable)
"
Someone wants to buy our family-owned company."
(family-owned, private, small)
"
That state-owned company gets support from the government."
(state-owned, public)
"
They are suing the drug company."
(drug, pharmaceutical, insurance)
Used with verbs:
"
He started his company with very little money."
(started, built, established, launched, set up, formed)
"
Will you be able to manage the company by yourself?"
(manage, run, operate)
"
Our company is growing very fast."
(be + growing, be + expanding)
"
He will sell the company next year."
(sell, buy, sue)
"
I would like to join your company."
(join, enter, work for)
"
He is leaving the company."
(be + leaving, be + quitting, be + resigning from)
"
That company makes quality products."
(makes, produces, manufactures, sells, supplies)
Used with nouns:
"
The company boss made a surprise visit."
(boss, president)
"
They hired a new company director."
(director, executive, employee)
"
There was an announcement from the company representative."
(representative, official, spokesman, spokesperson)
"
The job comes with a company car."
(car)
"
She did not like the company name."
(name, logo, website)
Used with prepositions:
"
He has friends in the company."
(in, within)
