do business with

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: to sell to or buy from

We do business with companies overseas.

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Iran has aimed significant firepower at its neighbors’ refineries, oil exports and tourist attractions, inflicting economic havoc on the Gulf states and the countries that do business with them. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Emanuel, of course, oversees WME, one of the biggest talent agencies in Hollywood, with a slew of clients who do business with both Paramount and Warners. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 In one possible strategy, US officials could designate the models as a supply-chain risk, which would limit how they could be used by companies that do business with the US government. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 July 2026 The provision, known as Section 815, would amount to an unprecedented incursion from the government into tens of thousands of companies that do business with the Pentagon, the groups wrote. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for do business with

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