family business
noun
: a business owned or operated by one's family
She joined the family business after graduating from college.
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Which is not unlike the sisters themselves, who have become increasingly involved in the family business.
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
More recently, their father, erstwhile attorney Alan Barinholtz, has joined his sons in the family business.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
From an early age, Hopkin was immersed in the family business.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
The film is described as an espionage thriller that follows a complicated father-daughter relationship within a family business.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
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Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
More recently, their father, erstwhile attorney Alan Barinholtz, has joined his sons in the family business.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
From an early age, Hopkin was immersed in the family business.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
The film is described as an espionage thriller that follows a complicated father-daughter relationship within a family business.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family business
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“Family business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20business. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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