It is increasingly Netflix's ultimate quest: to become a major player, if not THE major player, in big-time moviemaking while keeping to its business model of serving its subscribers first and foremost.
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Although those are still a major player in the game.
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"Protein is a major player in suppressing ghrelin," Cohn says.
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Besides , is the only other major player in this space.
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"They are now a major player that cannot be ignored."
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It is also a major player in soybeans and corn.
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Son shifted to become a major player in Japanese telecoms.
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Braun has since become a major player in pop music.
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He is no longer a major player in the industry.
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The company has struggled to become a major player there.
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Here's a breakdown of every major player in the game.
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Thiel is a major player in Silicon Valley and Washington.
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Europe is a major player in the offshore wind sector.
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Europe is a major player when it comes to offshore wind.
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The other major player is Baxter International, out of Deerfield, Illinois.
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Alexa has also made Amazon a major player in artificial intelligence.
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If one major player gets pwned, the consequences can be catastrophic.
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He was a guy who presented himself as a major player.
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He was a guy who presented himself as a major player.
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Beijing is pushing to become a major player in artificial intelligence.
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He, too, would become a major player in a Bayrock project.
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Russia has reasserted itself as a major player in the region.
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Belarus is not a major player in the global oil game.
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SoftBank, too, has become a major player in the transportation space.
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But at the moment, he's struggling to be a major player.
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In Uganda, AGR has already established itself as a major player.
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In Uganda, AGR has already established itself as a major player.
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It is a major player in the Chinese payment services sector.
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The U.K. is a major player in the offshore wind sector.
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One major player leading the charge in this transition is Google.
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Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has also become a major player on Facebook.
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PPF owns global consumer lender Home Credit, a major player in China.
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PPF owns global consumer lender Home Credit, a major player in China.
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Like the Kochs, Murfin was a major player in Kansas Republican politics.
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It's poised to be a major player in the electric vehicle industry.
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Qualcomm wants to become a major player in the PC/laptop market.
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State-run Rostelecom is the major player in Russia's fixed-line communications.
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To become a major player, Mr. Rousteing has to extend his aesthetic.
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Now, YouTube has brought over a major player from the music side.
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Is Vodaphone known as being a major player within the Bieber cause?
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WE ARE, AS YOU KNOW, A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE TRACTOR BUSINESS.
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It is still a major player in the oil and gas field.
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No longer a small town, Winnipeg sees itself as a major player.
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Malpass has been a major player in trade talks with the Chinese.
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Tesla, another major player, has spent $28503,22019, but spent $900,000 last year.
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A major player in the Democratic gun control push is former Rep.
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It is a major player in markets for a number of agricultural commodities.
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A major player in northern Syria, albeit with no good options to escalate.
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Snopes also wants to become a major player in the world of journalism.
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Europe as a whole is a major player in the offshore wind sector.
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One major player is Milky Mama, a lactation supplement and breastfeeding support company.
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Not every person on Survivor is some epic strategist or a major player.
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As a whole, Europe is a major player in the offshore wind sector.
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They want to be a major player and they want to be trusted.
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The Emmy Awards are coming — and Game of Thrones is a major player.
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Autonomous trucks aren't gone, but a major player is out of the game.
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Reid is still a major player in the early primary state of Nevada.
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And the only other major player in town besides Amazon is Google Home.
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While its heart lies with the Warrens, every major player is considerably complicated.
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While its heart lies with the Warrens, every major player is considerably complicated.
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In Austin, the ATX Television Festival has established itself as a major player.
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Selena Gomez has proved herself to be a major player in pop music.
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The report describes China as "a major player in the global disinformation order".
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Miami is setting itself up to be a major player in upcoming drafts.
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Walmart has been a major player in the world of retail for decades.
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He then revealed that he was a major player in the drug world.
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As a region, Europe is a major player in the offshore wind sector.
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Goldman Sachs was a major player in Malaysia only a few years ago.
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VidIQ Another major player in the game, VidIQ often gets compared to TubeBuddy.
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Baltimore isn't going to be a major player in free agency this offseason.
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SNI's subsidiary Nareva has been a major player in the plan with heavy investment.
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But either way, we're about to get another major player in the streaming battles.
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With the lifting of sanctions, Iran becomes a major player in global energy markets.
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He kept fans updated on Twitter, announcing that a "major player" had been arrested.
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Veolia UK is a major player in Britain's waste, water and energy management services.
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A major player in the race to transport Chinese people around is losing steam.
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Yet, almost every major player in Elite had an accidental hand in Marina's death.
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Sater was a major player in the Bayrock Group, which developed the Trump SoHo.
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Thompson is a major player in the class action lawsuit against the fallen producer.
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His hopes of being a major player on the national stage had faded considerably.
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Founded in 1967, Monarch Airlines a major player in the British leisure charter business.
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Giancarlo Esposito portrayed Gustavo "Gus" Fring, another major player in the drug dealing business.
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Still, he was not a major player in the nationwide college football recruiting market.
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"They're certainly a major player in our efforts to reduce violence here," he said.
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Russia is now a "major player in Syria and throughout the region," Cohen added.
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And thanks to its reach, Walmart could be a major player in that shift.
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"The PBOC is still a major player in the foreign exchange market," Yao said.
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Context: NSO is a major player in commercial spyware, but by no means alone.
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He is not a major player in public procurement in his own right. 270.
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At the time, Deloitte was not the major player in federal consulting it is today.
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Even if these sales materialize, Husky may remain a major player in the Atlantic region.
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Founded in 2002, ZTO is a major player in China's quickly expanding e-commerce market.
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The Trump Organization had plans to become a major player in Eurasia back in 225.
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Cindi's mother, and therefore Debra Newell's mother, is a major player in Billy's lenient punishment.
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China has been a major player in world affairs, and aims to increase that profile.
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Tesla is also becoming a major player with its battery gigafactory and solar company SolarCity.
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And he has been a major player in business deals between immensely wealthy Russian sympathizers.
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Worldpay is a major player in card and alternative payments globally, and particularly in Britain.
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It solidified me as a major player in the beauty industry and as an expert.
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Nor is the Federal Election Commission a major player in preventing foreign spending in elections.
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But that could mean we won't see Deadpool as a major player in the MCU.
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In structured finance, where Credit Agricole is a major player, revenues rose 21% to 304m.
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It made Wendy a major player, but does she even know what game she's playing?
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The deal turned Midea, the Chinese company, into a major player in automation almost overnight.
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It remains a major player on problems from the Arctic to Iran and North Korea.
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SoftBank Group and its $100 billion Vision Fund are already a major player in ride sharing.
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This guy was the lead investigator on the Trump probe, a major player in Clinton investigation.
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It's diversified, but it's also a major player in employer-sponsored insurance and Medicare and Medicaid.
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She's definitely going to become a major player next season and I, for one, can't wait.
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Last year it purchased Freescale for $12 billion, making it a major player in the industry.
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The company appeared to be on the verge of becoming a major player in robotic delivery.
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Despite the recent success, Jolla is far from being a major player in the mobile market.
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Technology is a big reason why India arrived as a major player on the global stage.
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The District of Columbia could have become the first major player in this modern economic experiment.
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The transaction ended Morgan Stanley's three-decade history as a major player in physical oil markets.
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But buying EE brings it back as a major player in the UK cellular space again.
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Rowling explained that the wizarding Potter family was never a major player in the magic world.
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Now China too is stepping up its plans to become a major player in the region.
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There is widespread suspicion — though not certainty — that Russia is a major player behind these attacks.
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Eric Holder, deputy to Attorney General Janet Reno, was a major player in the 5 a.m.
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A senior former campaign adviser told CNN's Gloria Borger that Papadopoulos was not a major player.
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Zillow, another major player in online real estate, is located just up the road in Seattle.
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Munich-based BayWa is a major player in Germany's milling wheat, feed grains and oilseeds market.
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The third major player in the budget battle is Congress, the true villain in this story.
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Whatever the future holds, 13th Street will probably not be a major player in theater history.
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The institute had not been seen before as a major player in the development of cyberweapons.
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Capcom's still a major player in fighting games, but they're no longer the undisputed title holder.
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Kushner became a major player in real estate in his mid-20s, after his father's conviction.
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So yes, we are interested and we are going to be a major player in renewables.
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Originally from Barcelona, Glovo has become a major player in the on-demand delivery app space.
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For an affordable alternative, we suggest deferring to another major player in the smartwatch game: Garmin.
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For three decades Mr. Noriega has been a major player on Brooklyn's outré acoustic-jazz scene.
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Casper views itself as a major player in the "sleep economy," not just the mattress market.
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The ChemChina deal could bolster China's efforts to become a major player in genetically modified food.
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"It effectively turns us from a startup to a major player in the space," said O'Malley.
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At the same time, China also became a major player in wind power through similar policies.
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Remine is a little-known but major player in the real estate analytics and intelligence market.
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Importantly, however, NASA co-funded this spacesuit project, so there's a major player interested in its development.
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The company will no doubt be under scrutiny as the major player in the consumer drone space.
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A major player in hydropower, Statkraft also has interests in wind energy and solar, among other things.
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Washington (CNN)James Comey is suddenly a major player in the final act of the presidential campaign.
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Asbar was a major player in the country and had his own security detail, the report said.
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In 1993, after merging Padrós with another large company, Florentino became a major player in global business.
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Saudi needs to negotiate with a major player to have an effective hand in global oil markets.
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"My feeling is that he is going to be a major player in movies," Warren Beatty said.
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The difference between a midmajor and high-major player is the journey he takes to get there.
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It also has been a major player in terms of local philanthropy, via its creation of TUGG.
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Origin matters because terroir is a major player in tequila's flavor, just like it is for wine.
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Suddenly Gwyneth Paltrow, the movie star, was a major player in an industry that was big business.
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The deal made Midea — best known for its refrigerators and rice cookers — a major player in automation.
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Polls show him a major player in both Iowa and New Hampshire, the two early voting states.
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A global market for natural gas is evolving, and the United States is becoming a major player.
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Texas is known for its oil production, but it is increasingly a major player in wind energy.
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When Netflix was the only major player in the game, playing the long game made more sense.
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Great Wall is a major player in China's booming SUV market, and has ambitions to expand globally.
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Banco Interacciones is another major player in the sector, accounting for 14% of government loans in September 2017.
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The deal is huge for Snapchat and its efforts to become a major player in the media world.
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Intel had not just one but two opportunities to become a major player in the mobile chip market.
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Since Disney is not a major player in anime, it makes sense that Netflix takes a leading role.
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Brian Ballard, a veteran Florida lobbyist, has emerged as a major player in Washington since Trump was elected.
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A major player in the automotive sector, Volvo Cars was bought by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding in 2010.
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The District of Columbia is now poised to become the first major player in this modern economic experiment.
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Scaramucci is not a Washington insider, but is known as a major player in the GOP financing realm.
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Singer has been a major player in Republican politics in recent years and maintains ties to Florida Sen.
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A major player in the electric car world, BAIC acquired another major Chinese company BJEV earlier this year.
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Beyond Meat is one major player which has amassed a loyal following from its plant-based "bleeding" burger.
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The Brotherhood was a major player in the Arab spring revolts across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Tyrie was also a major player in the sudden resignation of BoE deputy governor Charlotte Hogg in March.
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Nonetheless, she hopes that it can become a major player in the global smartwatch market in the future.
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Comptroller Scott Stringer noted that the city of New York is a major player in the investment world.
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Bunge is a major player in the global sugar industry, both as a trader and as a producer.
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Why it matters: The data signals how the U.S. has become a major player in global petroleum markets.
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N, another major player in the physician outsourcing space, with an unsolicited takeover bid worth around $5 billion.
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Few outside analysts see a clear path for Bolivia to become a major player in the booming industry.
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Britain still has cards to play: it remains a major player in European defense within NATO, for example.
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The company, which was spun off from Alibaba, is a major player in China's massive financial technology landscape.
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Then there's Oscar Pierre, the CEO of Glovo, a major player in the on-demand delivery app space.
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Rolls-Royce is a major player in the aviation industry, with more than 13,000 engines in service globally.
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Ring is now a major player when it comes to consumer video doorbells, security cameras — and privacy protection.
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The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, another major player in campaign funding, has lined up behind Clinton.
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China's push to become a major player in electric cars is already shaking up the global auto industry.
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Chevron, a major player in liquefied natural gas, would likely retain Anadarko's LNG project in Mozambique in southern Africa.
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"They are coming out of the games with a very strong position to be a major player," O'Shaughnessy said.
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Ronan has become a major player on the red carpet as she's gotten older, often experimenting with different styles.
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Chevron is a major player in the Permian and plans to double its production from the basin by 2023.
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A Conyers spokesperson pointed out that the major player-activists didn't protest over sentencing in the criminal justice system.
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This city, located in the south-central region of Texas, is emerging as a major player in informational technology.
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The heat on hedge fund fees is getting turned up, and one major player has made a significant capitulation.
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Photo: AP By many accounts, LeEco was set to be the next major player in the US tech market.
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Consider, for a moment, that it might be a major player in the more inclusive future we've always wanted.
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In recent years, the United Kingdom has stepped up to become a major player in the tech startup scene.
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Samsung is likely to remain a major player in mobile VR, despite what happened with the Galaxy Note 7.
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In just seven years TransferWise has become a major player in the remittance market, transferring $5 billion a month.
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And if it takes years to grow from a small startup to a major player in Silicon Valley, well.
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The Model 3 is also important for the wider growth of EV deployment, because Tesla is a major player.
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But his presence at Friday's meeting indicates he is still a major player in helping shape US-Russia relations.
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Turkey, a Muslim-majority NATO ally, borders Syria, Iraq and Iran and is a major player in the region.
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The company is no longer a major player in smartphones and relies heavily on monetizing its software and services.
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Amazon was the first retailer in the UK to go big with Black Friday, and remains a major player.
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Who would emerge as the first major player, the man to beat in the global Dragon Ball FighterZ scene?
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Lukoil is a major player in Iraq, where it produces around 400,000 bpd at the West Qurna-2 oilfield.
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Unlike its music discovery engine, Pandora's Podcast Genome Project won't be the first major player to take the field.
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Chief Executive Pascal Soriot believes AstraZeneca can become a major player in cancer drugs that bolster the immune system.
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Or, at least, take that into consideration when naming that someone to be a major player in our government.
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The United States Chamber of Commerce, a major player in state judicial races, decided to sit this one out.
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Pundits overwhelmingly thought Harris had a strong night, asserting herself as a major player in the White House race.
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Ek said to be the major player in the market, a company needs to control roughly 20% of it.
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Commodity trader Glencore is a major player in the aluminum market outside China, though it doesn't produce any itself.
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The major-player participants were: Jeff Shell, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group; MPAA Chairman Chris Dodd; Warner Bros.
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But that's when she comes across the second major player in this tragedy: Her great foe, the bus driver.
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A different older global behemoth rarely embraced by hipster tech has become a major player — the United States Army.
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And that's especially true within the artisanal and farm-to-table movement, in which Tartine is a major player.
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To be sure, as the world's largest economy, the United States will remain a major player in international commerce.
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It was a major player in Africa for a century, and introduced the first automated cash machine in 2100.
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Trade also may come up, as Chile is a major player in the Trans-Pacific Partnership that Trump ditched.
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Then he met George "El Americano" Jung, the cocaine smuggler who was a major player in the Medellin cartel.
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"Patsy" is a major player in the Genovese Family, the Cadillac of mob regimes in New York City for years.
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In 183 the company became incorporated in Hong Kong, going on to become a major player in Chinese PC manufactutre.
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But for a league desperate to be taken seriously as a major player, this is the definition of mixed messaging.
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India's big push to go digital and embrace epayment solutions could soon have the backing of a major player: Google.
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It said the acquisition was part of a strategy to become a major player in the UK credit card market.
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With Android, Google is already a major player in the smartphone world, but in terms of hardware, it's a minnow.
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Chevron is a major player in the market for LNG, or natural gas super-chilled to liquid form for transport.
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In the wake of the 2004 election the movement could claim to be a major player in the Republican victory.
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There was also the emissions-fixing scandal of Volkswagen, Lower Saxony's largest employer and a major player in its politics.
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Today, the Silicon Valley-based company made a bunch of announcements with the intention of solidifying its "major player" status.
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" She added: "Ivanka Trump is clearly a major player in her father's White House and she seems unapologetic about it.
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Grandin's work is specifically called out on the website for Thundershirt, the major player in the animal anxiety wrap market.
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His wife, who remains a major player in Hillary Clinton's orbit, has filed for divorce, according to CNN's Dan Merica.
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His atrocities (and the hands he forced) set the stage, determining the world views and priorities of every major player.
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According to Teen Vogue, the actor is actually related to a major player from Disney Channel's High School Musical franchise.
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The home-improvement retailer has long been a major player in the business of carpeting, rugs, mats, tiles, and paint.
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Price was a major player in GOP efforts to repeal President Obama's signature healthcare law as a member of Congress.
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However, while China is the world's largest coal importer, it is by no means the only major player in Asia.
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China has made no secret of its ambition to become a major player in artificial intelligence, including through foreign acquisitions.
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Kenmore used to be a major player in the market, but its business has eroded under former parent company Sears.
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New Delhi is also a major player in a newly-resurrected informal defense alliance aimed at offsetting Chinese maritime aggression.
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Molina, a major player on the Affordable Care Act's individual marketplaces, had a rough 2016 due to the ACA plans.
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It's no secret that Verizon has ambitions to become a major player in the online, and especially mobile, advertising market.
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The Chinese BYD, a major player in the EV space, has adopted lower energy density Lithium-Iron-Phosphate LFP chemistry.
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The Obama administration was a major player in the agreement negotiations, and signed the deal alongside 194 countries in 2015.
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Actually helping Huawei become a major player here in the States, however, may take more than a Lasso of Truth.
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It helped Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone's co-founder, become a major player in business and diplomatic circles between the two countries.
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To find out, I spoke with Insomnia's founder and owner, Dominique, a major player on Berlin's club scene since 1996.
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Over nearly three decades, Mr. Timmons had built Hacienda into a major player in long-term health care in Arizona.
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And it is still dealing with the legal consequences of its attempt to become a major player on Wall Street.
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A major player in this area is UnitedHealth Group, which abandoned the Affordable Care Act market after incurring sizable losses.
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Centene, a company that has sold Medicaid managed care plans to states, has been a major player in the reversal.
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They&aposre all building blocks to cement Goop&aposs position as a major player in the $4.2 trillion wellness industry.
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Harry Styles has become a major player in Hollywood's fashion scene, which he proved with this romantic Met Gala look.
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It was a major player in getting both the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord and the Iran nuclear deal signed.
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Zambada-Imperial wasn't thought to be a major player in his father's organization, but his capture nonetheless held symbolic value.
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Netflix picked up the movie, so expect the streamer to be a major player in next year's Oscar race, too.
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Netflix, which got its start by delivering movies on DVDs by mail, has become a major player in video production.
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Given Hydro is already a major player in the aluminium industry, the European Commission may have had competition concerns, sources said.
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The EU is another major player, albeit one hampered by political divisions over issues such as Brexit and the refugee crisis.
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The FHA's insurance fund was a major player in the housing bailout, offering borrowers the only low down-payment option available.
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The company, which is not a major player in the gas market, previously reported 302.3 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves.
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For years, the only major player in the conservative publishing field was Regnery Books, a Washington-based press founded in 1947.
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Every major player starts in one place, and moves to a more perilous, or more interesting, situation by the episode's end.
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It is not known what percentage of payments Vantiv handles in the industry, but it is seen as a major player.
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Handler was at the festival last year to promote Chelsea Does for Netflix, which has become a major player at Sundance.
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For better or worse, Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods means it is now a major player in the organic foods movement.
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But Platinum Dunes' comfort zone will always be horror, and it proved this weekend it's a major player in the genre.
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The SCN9A gene is a major player in controlling the body's response to pain by activating or silencing the sodium channel.
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TV label since 173, were being courted by nearly every major player in the entertainment space over the last six months.
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Dyn is a major player in the DNS game, so an attack on its systems was bound to cause major outages.
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Renault, on the other hand, does not have a significant presence in North America, where Fiat Chrysler is a major player.
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Walmart's future market share: As a stakeholder in the e-commerce ecosystem, we definitely want Walmart to be a major player.
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A successful launch on Sunday could prove that the company is ready to be a major player in the years ahead.
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Volkswagen does well in Europe, China and Latin America but and has never been a major player in the United States.
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TV that Steele has already been identified as a major player in the probe due to his work on the dossier.
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JD.com (JD), which Liu started 53 years ago, is a $30 billion company and a major player in China's tech industry.
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As soon as Amazon or another major player started hawking DVDs online, the rug would be pulled out from underneath Netflix.
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Started by the Germany company Rocket Internet in 2012, Jabong was once a major player in India's online fashion retail industry.
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Son has become a major player in the global tech industry after launching the almost $100 billion Vision Fund last year.
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Those disputes add to longstanding rifts in NATO, which relies on Turkey as a major player in a strategically important region.
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To retain a leading role in setting these international standards, the U.S. must be a major player in domestic nuclear energy.
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Julián Castro as Renly Baratheon In the very early stages of the story, you thought he might be a major player.
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Of course, this isn't a huge shock, since after DJI there really is no other major player in the drone space.
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And so President Donald Trump's Federal Communications Commission, which would be a major player in such a project, immediately pushed back.
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Still, the startup could be vulnerable to a major player in e-commerce like Amazon or Shopify barging into the space.
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Timothy B. Lee: You're skeptical that a Silicon Valley company like Tesla can become a major player in the auto business.
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Publicly, HNA often positions itself as a major player on the move, with talented leadership and vast resources at its disposal.
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Cassius was a major player in "French Touch," an electronic music movement that found global success in the 1990s and 2000s.
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Google is already a major player in the smartphone market; it's Android software runs on 85 percent of all new devices.
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Clearly the moon has an enviable dramatic range, hence its continuing role as a muse and major player in children's stories.
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They assumed they'd be able to build a rival smartphone operating system and be a major player in the smartphone business.
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Immigration and social policy: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been a major player in states' fights against President Trump's policies.
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Deutsche Bank has conducted a campaign of charming and enriching China's political elite to become a major player in the country.
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When it comes to wind energy Denmark is a major player, able to call on a wealth of expertise and experience.
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Putin apparently no longer fears any international sanctions on his moves to become the major player in Russia's sphere of influence.
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The Chinese company is a major player in 25G technology, but it's now locked in a battle with the US government.
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" Last year, he added, it attracted upward of 60,000 participants and established itself "as a major player in the Carnival market.
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Shell is a major player in the Gulf of Mexico, where oil and gas companies spend billions on deepwater drilling infrastructure.
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"I know what we're doing is going to have a big footprint and make us a major player," he said, sighing.
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Microsoft's other effort, with longtime partner Intel, is a bid to make Windows 10 a major player in virtual reality headsets.
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Rocket was low-key a major player in Infinity War and he's definitely crewing up with whoever's off to fight Thanos next.
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It was Gabi Gregg, the full-figured black model who has since become a major player in the plus-size fashion world.
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Analysts say Bombardier is breaking into a market that Boeing is already a major player in, and that's making them very uncomfortable.
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She's long been considered a major player in the New York comedy scene, but she likes to use her influence for good.
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We plan to grow slowly but sustainably for the long term, and in the future we expect to be a major player.
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While details about the film's sequel are still sparse, a major player in the Wonder Woman mythos just dropped a huge announcement.
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Tidal is currently the only other major player to offer CD-quality streaming, though Spotify has been testing it out as well.
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Scotland is fast becoming a major player in wind energy, and is home to around one-quarter of Europe's offshore wind resources.
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A major player in 5G Huawei once struggled to build its own tech and provide reliable phone services to rural Chinese areas.
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The bank remains a major player in this space, but trails U.S. rivals, while some European competitors are gaining some market share.
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Shares of Ulta Beauty, a major player in the makeup space, have climbed a whopping 41 percent over the past 12 months.
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FlixBus became a major player on European long-distance routes after Germany liberalised the market for inter-city bus services in 20153.
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The Chinese government usually allowed for one major player in each internet industry, Leung explained, pointing to Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu as examples.
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Last month, nine out of the 10 trending keywords registered were cryptocurrency-related, according to Verisign, a major player in domain listings.
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You mentioned in your book that the tech industry could be a major player in rebalancing the rules in the music industry.
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French VC firm Alven Capital has been around since 245 and has become a major player in the VC scene in Paris.
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When the iPhone became a major player in how I get work done, that fear subsided and my life became more manageable.
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Some specialized companies provide commercial drone insurance, and earlier this year AIG was the first major player to offer their own insurance.
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The emoji are big, bright and colorful, and like it or not, they're now a major player in the desktop MacOS ecosystem.
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The company is a major player in the cryptocurrency space, and several large exchanges have integrated Tether as a method of payment.
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It remains a major player in specialized chip components, even though it was overtaken as a chipmaker years ago by South Korea.
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But every major player in the field is striking partnerships to be ready for the day when autonomous vehicles finally become mainstream.
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Mr. Momente said it made sense to link up with André Chenue, which he described as a major player in the industry.
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Deutsche Bank has conducted a brazen campaign of charming and enriching China's political elite to become a major player in the country.
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FlixBus became a major player on European long-distance routes after Germany liberalised the market for inter-city bus services in 2013.
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The fund, backed by China's cabinet, is designed to help turn China into a major player in internet technology, said the report.
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The Grammy-nominated artist toured with Paul Simon and was a major player on the jazz and world music scene for decades.
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Even though the XBox One X opened to mixed reviews, Microsoft is still a major player in the gaming and tech industry.
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A former welfare caseworker, Mr. Hill rose to become a major player in the intertwined worlds of local union and party politics.
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When Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, Mr. Beal became a major player in the legal wrangling that ensued.
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It also put Savinio on a collision course with the narrative of canonical modernism, of which his brother is a major player.
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Given Hydro is already a major player in the aluminum industry, the European Commission may have had competition concerns, the sources said.
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The new version offered me the choice to include subtopics such as every major player, the coach, the owner and the Super Bowl.
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Red Hat is a major player in cloud computing, as well as being one of the primary contributors to Linux and adjacent software.
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Below is a brief history of how and why OnePlus has become a major player to watch out for in the mobile game.
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The country had begun to flex more military muscle, and by 22018 it had become a major player in the war in Yemen.
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Since mounting their first contemporary art fair in London in 173, Frieze has been a major player in the international art fair game.
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The investment bank was founded by Marcus Goldman 150 years ago, and has been a major player in banking for over a century.
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A major player among the siloviki (former and current members of the security services), he epitomises Russia's nexus between political power and property.
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Having a major player like McDonald's announcing they plan to create a comprehensive antibiotic use reduction policy is a "gamechanger," the report said.
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The new version offered me a choice of including subtopics such as every major player, the coach, the owner, and the Super Bowl.
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When WikiLeaks became a major player in the 2016 presidential election after posting hacked DNC emails, Ecuador temporarily took away Assange's internet privileges.
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In other words, the conflict may have lost a major player, but any peaceful end for Syria feels as far away as ever.
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China, usually a major player in the sport, claimed only two medals in gymnastics in Rio: bronze for its men's and women's teams.
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There's a vertical take-off and landing gold rush going on right now, and Ehang clearly wants to prove itself a major player.
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Its focus on ease-of-use, a premium design and a multi-touch display helped Apple quickly establish itself as a major player.
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Many of those will be built and sold in China, where GM is a major player and the government is aggressively pushing EVs.
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But eBay India is a major player in that market, and we are investing in it, and we'll continue to invest in it.
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Flynt says Hustler is looking to be a major player in celebrity porn ... and thinks R&B's fan base will benefit all involved.
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Like a lot this year, which should be interesting after months of bot and AI news from basically every major player in tech.
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Though both sides signed a ceasefire agreement in 2002, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, a major player in peace talks, was assassinated in 2005.
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Things have shifted a bit since Samsung's last major watch release, with Fitbit becoming the major player in the Android-compatible smartwatch field.
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While Chevy is still a major player in NASCAR, it has been a while since the Lumina was a star in their lineup.
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Banorte was already the biggest Mexican-owned bank and the smaller Interacciones is a major player in loans to state governments and builders.
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Apple has left some room for another major player in low-cost tablets — the company's iPad revenue has declined every year since 2013.
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That said, the shot of Sansa watching the battle's turn with Littlefinger affirmed her arrival, finally, as a major player in the story.
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The United States can and must be a major player in developing innovative solutions to the problem of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
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The move eases pressure on JD.com, a $30 billion company Liu started 20 years ago and a major player in China's tech industry.
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Anthem, a major player on the exchanges, has filed to offer policies in an additional 17 counties in Kentucky for 2019, for instance.
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Weatherly's departure will come more than two years after NCIS said goodbye to another major player, Cote de Pablo, who played Ziva David.
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It could also run into problems with U.S. authorities since EDP Renovaveis (EDP Renewables) is a major player in its wind energy market.
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Even so, McCain was largely ignored as a major player in the 2000 presidential race when he announced his candidacy in September 1999.
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Houston is a major player in the oil and gas, manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare industries — it's also home to 26 Fortune 500 companies.
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Matthews was a major player in shaping American political journalism for a generation, including how we view the intersection of gender and politics.
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BP, a major player on Alaska's North Slope for decades, is selling all of its assets in the state, the company announced Tuesday.
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We've put together a cheat sheet on where the show left every major player, and here's an interview with Kevin Spacey, the star.
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He is a major player in construction in New York, with government work from Kennedy International Airport to the Long Island Rail Road.
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From prison Mr. Barghouti has become a major player in Palestinian politics, releasing regular statements on Palestinian affairs and backing candidates in elections.
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For instance, XTX Markets, a tiny London-based algorithmic trading firm, has come from nowhere to become a major player in currency trading.
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Israel earlier this year found itself in the strange situation of apparently overnight having become a major player in the car manufacturing industry.
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Other witnesses have castigated Trump for pursuing conspiracy theories that Ukraine and not Russia was a major player in electoral interference in 2016.
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General Electric, which wants to become a major player in the offshore wind industry, last month said it was interested in buying Adwen.
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In addition to its dominance in trade, China has also grown over the years to become a major player in global investment flows.
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The company is also a major player in the US, where it installed over 3 GW in 2019, besting all but one company.
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Another major player, ITT Technical — which had some 220,225 students in 219 campuses around the country — went out of business in September 2016.
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Another major player, ITT Technical — which had some 35,000 students in 130 campuses around the country — went out of business in September 2016.
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"Devolver is the first major player to step up and take action in this concrete way," Ismail told me over direct messages on Twitter.
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A major player in television is facing the possibility of life without its ratings behemoth as the show's cast becomes more and more expensive.
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As a major player in the market, it is well placed to benefit from a radical deregulation of the EU sugar market from Sept.
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How is anyone supposed to compete and make money in an industry that features a major player who doesn't actually try to make money?
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Which happens often — every major player minus Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who once played DJ and Stephanie's youngest sister Michelle, makes an appearance.
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LINK Rick Perry says he's talked to every major player in this story -- "God as my witness," a Biden never came up, Corruption, yes.
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Uber also confirmed it had formed an auto-leasing deal with Toyota, which has become a major player in self-driving innovation, in May.
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With a laser focus on consumer benefit (usually meaning lower prices), the company has become a major player in nearly every market it enters.
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Ronan is also a major player in the Kree-Skrull war of the comics, so his return makes sense on that level as well.
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"It is a major hardware event where Google positions themselves as a major player like Microsoft has done with their Surface products," said Bajarin.
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The DreamWorks-owned company, founded by TV veteran Brian Robbins in 113, has built a reputation as a major player in the digital space.
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Haftar has become a major player in Libya since his forces seized Benghazi in 2017, after a three-year battle mainly with Islamist fighters.
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One of the drivers behind that process was the United States, which has been a major player in the Horn of Africa for decades.
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For that reason, it is important that Adidas capitalizes on big sporting events to reposition itself as a major player in the United States.
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Collins, one of the Senate's moderates and the author of her own separate healthcare bill, could be a major player as discussions move forward.
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Along with a host of beneficial nutrients, seaweed contains proteins—a must if it's going to be a major player in future food security.
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The combined company will be a major player in next-generation 5G wireless technology in a way Sprint could not be on its own.
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But as a major player on the global scene, it is critical for the United States to set an example by ratifying this convention.
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State-controlled VTB is an important lender to top firms in Russia's oil-dependent economy and is also a major player in retail lending.
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It has practically doubled in the last year due, in part, to investors believing Delphi will be a major player in autonomous drive vehicles.
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Regulators said the deal would give the new giant a near-monopoly in European markets, where CRCC isn't even a major player at present.
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"If you want a major player where groceries are just one part of the equation, I definitely favor Wal-Mart over Target," Cramer said.
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Son, SoftBank's billionaire founder, has become a major player in the global tech industry after launching the almost $100 billion Vision Fund last year.
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"The result is that France now appears more of a major player in international affairs than it has done for some years," she added.
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Covea's CEO Thierry Derez intended to create a major player in the European insurance market capable of swallowing smaller rivals as the industry consolidates.
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"With its bad experience in 3G, China is determined to be a major player in 5G, with a meaningful share of IPRs," Lee said.
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The US was a major player in bringing 223 countries together in 230 under the Paris accord, the largest international climate change treaty ever.
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Just taking out one major player could have a huge effect, according to Kim Williams-Guillén, the director of conservation science at Paso Pacífico.
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The sportswear giant could no longer ignore that the e-commerce giant Amazon had become a major player in sneaker sales and sports apparel.
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Cigna's purchase of Express Scripts allows the company, which is not considered a major player in Medicare Advantage, to increase its presence, he said.
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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION - The gun-rights group, a major player in conservative U.S. political circles, has attracted scrutiny for possible ties to Russian figures.
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Diversity was a major player in the elections this year: • There were an incredible number of historic firsts across the country on Tuesday night.
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It is not necessarily a major player in the pharmacy world, bringing in about $100 million in revenue in 2017, according to the company.
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A major player in Tiger King is Jeff Lowe, a businessman with an alleged criminal record who reportedly helped take down and expose Exotic.
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The big picture: Tumblr, while unprofitable, hosts more than 450 million blogs and was once considered a major player in the social media space.
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CEFC was a major player in a sector exclusively the domain of big state-owned enterprises, earning a reputation for being politically well connected.
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ABB, a major player in the realm of robotics, automation and power generation, is fiercely committed to the global shift to electric vehicle transportation.
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New England Motor Freight — once known as a "major player" — announced it was shutting down and filing for bankruptcy on February 12 of 2019.
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After Schwab became the first major player to drop online commission fees last October, competitors including Fidelity and E-Trade were forced to follow.
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ViacomCBS also acquired a major player in the market with Pluto TV, and Walmart continues to run Vudu, which includes a free movie selection.
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Mr. Tshibala had been a major player in the opposition coalition but was ousted after he clashed with Mr. Tshisekedi's son and successor, Félix.
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VMware&aposs technology helped make it a major player in cloud computing, and a valued partner of the cloud giants, Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
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Biden has become a major player in cancer research and policy after the death of his oldest son, Beau, to brain cancer last year.
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IBM is a major player in the space, with more than 500 blockchain-related projects in the realms of shipping, banking and food safety.
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Both Aetna and UnitedHealth Group have largely exited the market, but Anthem, which operates for-profit Blue Cross plans, is still a major player.
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After it was acquired by a major player in the media market, the site had started to devolve into something different and less free.
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The US wants to make sure that Pyongyang -- and to a lesser extent Beijing -- has no doubts that Washington is a major player in Asia.
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The company in question was hardly a major player, but the ramifications of the order have the potential to impact the entire virtual currency market.
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"I do think [the US tech industry] would definitely exist and be a major player," he said, "but it would probably not be as strong."
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Analysts said Xiaomi's ambitions to be a major player outside China were hampered by weak patent protection and a fear of a prolonged legal battle.
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By acquiring Whole Foods, which had $16 billion in sales in the last fiscal year, Amazon is now a major player in the food world.
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It launched aggressively into international markets and firmly established itself as a major player in the highest echelons of Hollywood, with the budget to match.
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Nintendo is currently banking a healthy portion of its future as a major player in the games industry on the equally bold and risky Switch.
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Siemens said the new business would create a "major player" on the energy market with business volume of 30 billion euros and over 80,000 employees.
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Volvo is certainly an interesting choice for Luminar, which is trying to position itself as a major player alongside lidar suppliers like Velodyne and Quanergy.
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Despite a shrinking economy -- not much bigger than Mexico's -- Russia has used its military power to make it a major player on the global stage.
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And Orange Is the New Black's impact when it comes to establishing Netflix as a major player is comparable to how The Sopranos established HBO.
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Avery Dennison, for example, is a major player in apparel labeling, branding and packaging solutions, and counts leading retailers, apparel and footwear brands as customers.
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The country is making several efforts to impress Trump on his trip and further cement its spot as a major player on the world stage.
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MORE (R-Ariz.), an ex officio member of the committee, is expected to participate in the hearing and is likely to be a major player.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The global shipping industry, ravaged by collapsing revenues, defensive mergers and the failure of major player South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd 298.
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Wikipedia calls the company a "major player in third-wave coffee" and is arguably one of the most popular artisanal coffee shops in the country.
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The little cardboard box is beloved by every major player in the industry, from editors to trend-setting celebs like Kim Kardashian and Julianne Hough.
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If Scotland secedes, the broadcaster Dan Snow wrote in The Daily Mirror, Britain "could go from being a major player to a little runt state."
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Kurdish independence is opposed by every major player in the region — even including the United States, which has fought closely alongside the Kurds since 2003.
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Tencent owns WeChat, the popular messaging app with one billion daily users, and has grown to become a major player in the video game industry.
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Niall Stanage writes that while Booker didn't have a single moment in the debate, he was consistently strong and asserted himself as a major player.
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Amazon could be a major player, if only based on the sheer volume of consumer insights it has thanks to its robust e-commerce business.
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The sole sponsor of the event, Thales, is a major player in the development of new technologies analyzing social media for military and intelligence use.
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That's one big, tacit concession to the Kim regime — North Korea has long-wanted to be seen as a major player on the world stage.
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That suggests it could be related to Michael Flynn's cooperation, which began in December; Flynn was, after all, a major player in the Trump transition.
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Canada is a major player in U.S. exports and has imported a total of $98.9 billion goods through April 2018, according to the Census Bureau.
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With three senior starters and arguably the best mid-major player in the country, however, this might be the year they finally break the streak.
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Disney, however, believes that it will be able to be a major player in that space thanks to its strong ties to consumers with families.
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Her scholarly work on bankruptcy and its relationship to rising inequality made her a major player in policy debate long before she entered politics herself.
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Amid all the rug-pulling, the episode also solidifies Taylor's status as a major player at Axe Capital and a major character on the show.
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D-Wave remains the only major player that's betting on annealing, but the company's CEO Vern Brownell remains optimistic that this is the right approach.
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Ebay eventually spun PayPal off as a separate public entity in 2015, and the company has remained a major player in the online payments sector.
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The determination of the World Bank to make itself a major player in countries bearing the greatest burden of humanitarian distress is a vital investment.
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He said the donations to date included $250,000 from MGM, a casino and resort company that is a major player in Nevada's economy and politics.
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India is also a major player in a newly resurrected informal defense alliance known as "the Quad," which is aimed at offsetting Chinese maritime expansion.
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Like India, Australia isn't a member of ASEAN, but Canberra has long been a major player in Asia-Pacific affairs due in part to proximity.
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A scrappy organization founded to provide affordable studios, and largely ignored by the city's marquee art institutions, was suddenly poised to become a major player.
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The cyber security initiative reflects Alphabet's desire to expand beyond its core online advertising business at Google and become a major player in enterprise computing technology.
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Though Amazon's stake is unknown, its investment shows its ambitions in the food delivery space in a market where Uber Eats is also a major player.
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Time frame: Alas, as in Trek, the 23rd century feels way early for the Earth to become a major player in a far-reaching galactic community.
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"In the long-term we want the RBU as a major player back but they need to do their homework," Dahlin said in a telephone interview.
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It's a promising new start for the five-year-old company, and one that could help Light become a major player for mobile cameras going forward.
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Verizon, which has already made several deals, is seen as a potential buyer of a cable company or other major player that would require regulatory approval.
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Hungary, Italy and Greece stress its importance as a trade partner, a supplier of energy and a major player in attempts to end war in Syria.
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The new company will manage around 40 billion euros in soured debts, becoming a major player in the Italian debt servicing market, one of Europe's biggest.
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Washington also enjoys a strong relationship with New Delhi, which is a major player in the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy — America's foreign policy blueprint for Asia.
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As the United States cracks down on daily fantasy sports sites, a major player is attempting an expansion: DraftKings officially launched in the United Kingdom today.
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While it's still best known for its affordable virtual private server hosting, the company's ambition is to become a major player in the cloud computing space.
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That has led to a land rush in the low-cost Permian Basin in parts of Texas and New Mexico, where Chevron is a major player.
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It's almost as if he was a major player in the movie business and they didn't want bad blood for fear that he'd sabotage their careers.
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Since then, he's made his intent to get the company back in China as a major player clear, having met with Chinese officials late last year.
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The Royal Society The UK is also a major player in international scientific research, accounting for nearly 16 percent of the world's most highly cited articles.
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Over the next three years Goodwill, a major player in workforce development, aims to provide 1 million people with access to digital skills and career opportunities.
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Its funky, Silicon Valley style co-working environment have proved a hit, transforming it into a major player in the space of a couple of years.
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Black Lives Matter The Black Lives Matter movement, birthed in the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, became a major player in national politics in 6900.
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In 2015, Morgan Stanley - a major player in the physical oil markets for nearly three-decades - completed the sale of its physical oil business to Castleton.
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This would make Nidec a major player in the lucrative automotive chip business at a time when cars are mounted with more and more electronics devices.
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For that reason, the idea of a tax on Canadian cars is opposed by every major player in the American automotive industry, from carmakers to dealers.
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He is a major player and would be a trophy defendant for Mueller to add to his current indictment of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort.
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Ek talked about building scale and said that to be the major player in the market then you would need to control roughly 20% of it.
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If Covea succeeds in acquiring Scor it would create a major player in the European insurance market capable of swallowing smaller rivals as the industry consolidates.
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It indicates a desire at Hulu to grow its business into even more of a major player, beyond the 20 million total subscribers it has today.
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"Zardari is looking at himself as a post-election facilitator rather than a major player in the actual electoral battle," political analyst Aamer Ahmed Khan said.
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Many millionaires are first-generationI was initially surprised to realize that generational wealth is a major player but not the only player in the millionaire set.
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Altima sedans, Titan pickup trucks and Murano S.U.V.s made Nissan a major player in the United States market — an achievement that Wall Street once deemed impossible.
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They also established the group as a major player on the international stage, bringing it in for a level of scrutiny it had never received before.
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His ability to make the difficult decision tonight tells me he will be a major player in American politics for a long time to come. pic.twitter.
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Clearly, he's someone the Navarro cartel trusted to make Wendy's problem go away, which is why he should be considered a major player in season 3.
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Mr. Burt said his government was modeling its approach on one it had taken with the insurance industry, in which Bermuda has become a major player.
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But outside of Kurdistan, every major player in the neighborhood opposes the vote, which could break up Iraq and further destabilize a volatile, war-torn region.
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The president would remain a major player, retaining the power to appoint leaders of the armed forces and law enforcement, after consulting the parliament's upper house.
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Last week, Exxon became a major player in Mexico by successfully bidding with other international oil companies for the right to explore and develop deepwater reserves.
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The District of Columbia was poised to become the first major player in this modern economic experiment — an experiment that may end before it could begin.
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He didn't know it then but the politician in the photo was Mr. Guaidó, who would become a major player in the country's current political standoff.
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Shell is a major player in the Canadian tar sands region and has spent billions of dollars exploring the Arctic Ocean for potential oil and gas drilling.
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Founded in 2008, Airbnb has become a major player in the so-called 'sharing economy', helping to transform the way people list and book places to stay.
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If goals on carbon-neutrality are met, it will rise further, hitting approximately 180 GW. China has the potential to become a major player in the sector.
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Set up in 2004, China Renaissance has built a 300-strong team, excluding the new joint venture, and become a major player in China's buoyant technology sector.
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He was ousted in mid-13 and replaced by Khosrowshahi, but he remains a major player in the company as a board member and a minority shareholder.
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The discussions "confirm the global consolidation trend in the automotive industry which is needed and in which France wants to be a major player," the ministry said.
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Siemens said the new business would create a "major player" in the energy market with business volume of 30 billion euros ($33.5 billion) and over 80,000 employees.
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And for what it's worth, Ares is a major player in the Wonder Woman DC comics canon — but he's not yet listed on the film's IMDB page.
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As more and more credit card companies announced an end to the need for signatures on credit and debit card receipts, major player Visa kept holding out.
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But it's the first film from Baobab Studios, a group led by veterans of Zynga and DreamWorks that's positioning itself as a major player in VR animation.
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Blume Ventures, an early-stage fund that's becoming a major player in India's burgeoning tech scene, has joined the Draper Venture Network, the investors announced on Monday.
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Oculus and Vive represent the first wave of modern consumer VR (no offense, Google Cardboard), but another major player is expected to join later this year: Sony.
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That's quite a coup and can be seen as some validation of GenieBelt's offering, given that Solar is a major player in an industry adjacent to construction.
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China Renaissance is a major player in the country's buoyant technology sector and has advised on top deals including the formation of ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing.
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And in today's Republican Party, those views -- and his unapologetic willingness to voice them -- will make him a major player on the ideological right of the party.
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There are also suggestions the scandal could affect China's standing overseas as the country tries to position itself as a major player in the global pharmaceutical industry.
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There is growing evidence the scandal could spill beyond China's borders, impacting the country's long held ambition to become a major player in the global pharmaceutical industry.
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With Taiwan a major player in the global technology supply chain, Tsai will need to frame policies that keep domestic businesses competitive and free of Chinese control.
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But 3M is trying to leverage its history of making license plates, pavement marking, and traffic signs to be a major player in the autonomous vehicle market.
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If Ms. Redstone is able to realize her wish of combining CBS and Viacom, she will become even more of a major player in the entertainment business.
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Blackstone would become a major player on Wall Street and provide the means for Mr. Peterson, the son of a once-penniless immigrant, to earn a fortune.
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Essebsi, 92, a major player in the country's transition to democracy since 2011, was taken to a military hospital on Thursday after suffering a "severe health crisis".
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This was all part of Deutsche Bank's strategy to become a major player in China, beginning nearly two decades ago when it had virtually no presence there.
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WeWork has expanded so fast that it is now the largest private tenant in Manhattan and a major player in London, San Francisco and other big cities.
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That crushing naval victory cemented the US as a major player in the Pacific Ocean, leading to nearly a half century of US colonization of the Philippines.
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Another major player Garmin Ltd is known for its Forerunner series, aimed at athletes, which starts at $169 and offers features including heart rate monitor and GPS.
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"The majority of these investments are meant for the industrial sector, which makes France the major player in Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' programme," Sapin said.
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WeWork has expanded so fast that it is now the largest private tenant in Manhattan and a major player in London, San Francisco and other big cities.
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Those rivals deliver similar communications services as software running inside cloud data centers, a capability Avaya has struggled to match but where RingCentral is a major player.
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China has been a major player in the demise of trophy species, given that the nation has long been the main driver in the demand for ivory.
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The ABC press site doesn't have information beyond that, but Qadri is not a major player like Meredith or Alex, so her firing could be for good.
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Huawei, which has rapidly grown into a major player in the mobile space in the last few years, denies it would ever hand network data to Beijing.
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A good example of a day-two mindset is Walmart, who has been playing catch up to Amazon in trying to become a major player in ecommerce.
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The truth is that Buttigieg has already done one of the hardest parts -- raising cash for someone who wasn't seen as a major player -- in a campaign.
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Europe is a major player in the offshore wind sector and home to more than 4,000 offshore wind turbines across 11 countries, according to trade body WindEurope.
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"It's good news that we have another major player in the market who'll generate additional interest in internet TV," Naspers' Showmax spokesman Richard Boorman said on Thursday.
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"I think the transparency is important because you can't ignore the fact that he's a major player in the race," Democratic strategist Brad Bannon told The Hill.
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The District of Columbia is now poised to become the first major player in this modern economic experiment — if the city's lawmakers give Initiative 77 a chance.
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While Ellaria could still conceivably be rescued, it certainly looks like the end of the line for Dorne as a major player in the Game of Thrones.
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EPA marked a sea change in US climate policy: The EPA is now a major player in CO2 regulation, even after Trump's efforts to rein it in.
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Covea hopes a Scor deal will make it a major player in the European insurance industry, where signs of sector consolidation look set to create more takeover opportunities.
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Nearly a decade later, Nilsen is not only an icon in the beauty industry, she's a major player using her platform to bring attention to the LGBTQ community.
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"By joining forces with Borealis and Nova, we aim to create a major player in the US polyethylene market," Total's Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said in a statement.
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Before TikTok: Vanessa Pappas was previously a major player at YouTube, where she worked for seven years and headed up the video platform's creative insights and growth teams.
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Treehouse was originally spun off by Dean Foods and has since grown into a major player thanks to a series of acquisitions, including ConAgra's ailing private-label operation.
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It's pretty rare for Game of Thrones to do what it's done with, say, Littlefinger and keep a fairly major player off screen for long periods of time.
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Amazon is hiring aggressively at PillPack to become a major player in prescription delivery and is exploring a host of efforts to bring down the cost of care.
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Netflix has become a major player in Hollywood in recent years, and it's planning to increase its catalog to 50 percent original content by the end of 2018.
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Last October, he became the first major player in the now-president's orbit to face indictment in Robert Mueller's sprawling investigation of Russian interference into the 2016 election.
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The U.S. assets are a major player in the country's wind energy market, with a total capacity of 4,382 megawatts and a market share of around 7 percent.
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What was once a company that served a niche segment of the tech industry is now a major player — Nvidia's market cap is twice as large as Tesla's!
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Sofman has also said its ambitions were never limited to entertainment or toys and that the company wanted to be a major player in robotics and artificial intelligence.
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Google will need to figure out a way to avoid that with its next smartphones if it plans to become a major player with its home-built smartphones.
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If you think about mobile users, they spend 90 percent of their mobile time on apps, and now ... we think [Google] will be a major player going forward.
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Rose is expected to be a major player in The Last Jedi – she even earned a spot on the Vanity Fair cover alongside Finn, Poe, and BB-8.
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OPEC is still a major player, with its crude providing around a third of the 43 million barrels of oil products used globally each day, according to OPEC.
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The federal law enforcement agency acquired the bitcoins in several cases involving the dark web commerce market the Silk Road and a major player there, Ross William Ulbricht.
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As the Chinese internet becomes occupied and colonized by tech heavyweights, teaming up with a major player almost becomes a prerequisite for aspiring startups to crack their market.
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Noble specializes in shipping and storage logistics, rather than owning large production assets or refineries, and is also a major player in gasoline blending in the United States.
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The US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress has been in service since the 1950s and is still a major player in the mission of deterrence to our adversaries.
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With that disclaimer, let me dive headlong into the pundit pool and say that Warren will be a major player among the cavalcade of Democrats now queuing up.
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Haftar has turned into major player in the North African country, enjoying the backing of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates which see him as bulwark against Islamists.
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The future of the Koch family legacy is set to continue with Chase as a major player, no doubt pushing him into the spotlight more than ever before.
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He has chaired the Foreign Relations Committee and was a major player in the unsuccessful bipartisan "Gang of Eight" effort to overhaul the nation's immigration laws in 2013.
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"Ukraine can become a successful country and a major player on the political stage if we start heeding the voices of the people," he said in the interview.
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Fitbit has found the consumer market exceptionally challenging, as the Apple Watch has picked up market share in wearables and China's Xiaomi has emerged as a major player.
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Why it matters: Northgate is a major player in the venture capital and private equity firms, managing nearly $5 billion of direct investment and fund-of-funds assets.
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We'll see more regulatory tightening, more fines, more bans, and, I predict, at least one case of serious criminal fraud by a major player in the cryptocurrency world.
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James Segelstein: There's no question that China has become the "other" major player on the world stage -- the second largest economy and yet still something of a mystery.
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Experts told Mashable that while the storm systems are the major player in causing this extraordinary warm spell, it is most likely enabled by low sea ice cover.
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A trial in the Netherlands would mark a significant expansion of the corruption case, and risk damaging Shell's reputation as a major player in the global oil business.
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Marijuana legalization wasn't a major player — it doesn't even fill a void in our knowledge about the causes of the opioid epidemic, because we already know what happened.
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And in interviews throughout the years, essentially every major player involved in these decisions has said there are no plans to bring Lady Stoneheart into the TV show.
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A pioneer in transatlantic budget travel since 2013, Norwegian quickly became the largest foreign carrier serving the New York region and a major player at other U.S. airports.
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Bloomberg's rationale in question Bloomberg's $500 million in spending has made him a major player on Super Tuesday, when he'll be on the ballot for the first time.
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But Mubarak opposed the US invasion of Iraq in 20173 and eventually grew frustrated with the foundering Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, in which he was a major player.
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Although the rejection from the judges stung, re-watching the episode at home in 2015 gave her the motivation to pitch a major player in cosmetics retail: Target.
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The vast offshore gas field is shared between Iran and Qatar, where Total is also a major player in gas production as well as in oil and refining.
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Starting in the early 2000s, Deutsche Bank unleashed a brazen campaign of charming and enriching China's political elite in order to become a major player in the country.
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The team there seems to prefer to give little cash injections here and there rather than back a major player with a sizable series A or the like.
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Mr. Xiang oversaw an industry that has gone from a cash-rich but sleepy backwater to a major player on the global deal-making scene in recent years.
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Middle West Spirits, an 11-year-old distillery in the artsy Short North neighborhood, was a major player, along with Watershed Distillery, in getting the Ohio law revised.
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The movie took home the Globes for best picture-drama and best director and is expected to be a major player when Oscar nominations are announced on Monday.Boxoffice.
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Oracle is making a big push to be a major player in this space with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), but many experts have been unimpressed with its efforts.
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Beyond The Times and The Post and the networks, this was the first time that Fox was really a major player, and MSNBC was trying to be one.
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W: Mustafa Suleyman, a cofounder of DeepMind, the London AI startup that's part of Alphabet and a major player in machine learning research, recently moved over to Google.
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But if the company's policy change causes others to follow suit, strategists say the implications could be significant, especially if it were a major player such as Facebook.
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Huawei is the largest maker of telecommunications equipment in the world and a major player in 5G networking technology, which will greatly increase connection speeds for mobile devices.
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"This was a large plant that had modern-looking secondary tissues—basically wood—and it was the first major player that we understand actually had leaves," he explained.
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The deal would make LVMH a major player in the so-called hard luxury sector (things like watches and jewelry), adding to its purchase of Bulgari in 214.
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The Y.P.G. has become a major player in the Syrian conflict, making up the bulk of coalition ground forces fighting the Islamic State in parts of the country.
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An aide to Essebsi, a major player in the North African country's transition to democracy since 2011, had said earlier that he was in a "very critical" condition.
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Apple is the only major player which does not manufacture phones in the country and it only assembles two low-cost older models through Wistron Corp in Bengaluru.
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The company is not the only major player in the industry that's struggling with diversity, but the iPhone announcement is arguably the tech industry's biggest moment of the year.
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That's why the world of extreme sports, where GoPro's line of POV cameras is a major player, is one of the most appealing arenas for immersive, 360-degree video.
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They may have called it quits, but Andrew Garfield has nothing but nice things to say about Emma Stone as she heads into award season as a major player.
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Taiwan's new government will therefore need policies that keep businesses free of Chinese control to ensure Taiwan remains a major player in the global technology supply chain, he said.
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"Google is on a different planet, scale-wise, from pretty much every major player in the smartphone market," Jan Dawson, an industry analyst with Jackdaw Research, told VICE News.
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Mansour is widely said to have been a major player in Afghanistan's multi-billion-dollar drug production and smuggling business, which along with other contraband helps fund the insurgency.
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Saudi Arabia's $300 billion sovereign wealth fund is already a major player in the kingdom's stock market with stakes in some of the largest telecommunications, energy and banking players.
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Despite the industry seemingly collapsing around it, JetBlue was able to successfully navigate the cloudy skies of the early 2000s and emerge as a major player in US aviation.
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A major player in the acquisition was Teperberg, a 20-year veteran of the company who started out her career there as a cashier at one of its theaters.
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The acquisition, first reported by Reuters, would make ADM a major player in the global animal feed industry, which the company says has sales of more than $20.7632 billion.
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Six years ago, SoftBank bought a 503% stake in Sprint, increasing it to more than 80% over time, in an effort to become a major player in U.S. wireless.
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All in all, a solid episode, but like I said, it just doesn't pack a punch when you know a show isn't going to kill off a major player.
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Another major player in negotiators would be Simon Zerpa, acting economy minister and finance boss of state oil company PDVSA, who is also under U.S. sanctions for alleged corruption.
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The Asian country has become a major player in Latin America and has poured more than $50 billion into Venezuela over the past decade in oil-for-loan agreements.
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This isn't to say that Fortnite won't ever be a major player in e-sports, but a huge player base and a big cash infusion aren't guarantees of success.
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In fact, Brazil has gone from being a prospective major player in the international auto industry to being one of the business' worst stories, in only about five years.
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Rickon Stark may not be a major player in whatever endgame George R.R. Martin has envisioned, but he's not going to die because he was too stupid to serpentine.
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Over the past two decades, China has become a major player in Latin America and the Caribbean, second only to the United States in investment flows and diplomatic clout.
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For now, Chew is bullish on the evolution of the property market in Asia, adding that Straits Trading can become a major player in the securitization of real estate.
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Selling Sunset has a simple premise—it's about attractive white women who sell luxury properties for The Oppenheim Group, a major player in the Hollywood Hills real estate scene.
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The multi-state partnership gives the Toronto-based sports app with 4 million monthly users a chance to become a major player in the nascent U.S. sports betting industry.
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That is, when you're not watching the show through the fingers as Middleditch's Erlich Bachman tries and tries to establish himself as a major player in the business world.
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In just a year and a half, the DoubleLine Capital CEO has watched the firm's Total Return Tactical exchange-traded fund emerge as a major player in the industry.
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In recent years, the Montreal-based Caesars Interactive has built Playtika, which it acquired in 2011, into a major player in the world of smartphone-based casino-style games.
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Total said it aimed to become a major player in the U.S. polyethylene market when it announced the joint venture in March 2017 with Borealis and Canada's Nova Chemical.
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So while we don't often talk about IBM when we talk about the major public clouds (think Amazon, Google and Microsoft), it's definitely a major player in this business.
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The government employees and contractors who went without pay were the most visibly affected, but the federal government is a major player in almost all areas of American life.
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Redstone loves sports rights, and Discovery is a major player in European sports, owning exclusive rights to games in many European markets including pan-European television sports network EuroSport.
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A pioneer in transatlantic budget travel since 0003, Norwegian Air quickly became the largest foreign airline serving the New York region and a major player at other U.S. airports.
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A pioneer in transatlantic budget travel since 2013, Norwegian Air quickly became the largest foreign airline serving the New York region and a major player at other U.S. airports.
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"Even though it's not a huge company, it's a major player in this area," said Richard C. Ausness, a law professor at the University of Kentucky, said of Purdue.
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"Abe's advisers understand that Japan is not the major player on the North Korean issue," said Tsuneo Watanabe, a senior research fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo.
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When Mr. Abreu founded what would become El Sistema in 1975, few would have predicted that it would became a major player in both classical music and Venezuelan politics.
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Even the choice of premiering at Coachella is odd, as the music festival, despite its reputation for free-spirited art, is still a major player in our capitalist world. .
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It is already a major player in the national marijuana market, which took nearly $9 billion in sales last year and is predicted to hit $9.93 billion by 2021.
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In case you're fuzzy on where things left off, we've put together a cheat sheet on where the show put every major player at the end of Season 4.
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New York (CNN)Facebook (FB) just nabbed a major player for its gaming platform as it continues to ramp up efforts to compete in the video game streaming wars.
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Even if India did not become the second country after China to explore the far side of the moon, its ambitions to become a major player in space continue.
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The company, which offers plans in 14 states, is a major player, and its exit would follow the departure of other large insurers like UnitedHealth Group, Aetna and Humana.
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Murillo, an artist born in Colombia but now based in London has become a major player in the art market after a previous career as a cleaner in 2012.
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Though Ford (F) is a major player in the US market, second only to General Motors (GM) in terms of sales, it has struggled to battle Volkswagen's dominance in Europe.
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As a major player in the subsea sector, ECS's operational and financial performance is highly dependent on the macro outlook and the expansion plans of the oil and gas majors.
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Cloudflare seemed to be the last major player willing to do business with the neo-Nazi site, appearing once again to go out of its way to protect hate speech.
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Apple seems like the only major player that has managed to gain any significant ground with its smartwatch offerings – without resorting to giveaways or other deep discounts to clear inventory.
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It got its first Emmy nod in 2017 for the excellent show Casual, and then became a major player with the multiple wins for the dystopian thriller The Handmaid's Tale.
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Indian shadow banks began to face a liquidity crunch following the collapse late last year of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services, a major player in the non-banking financial companies space.
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From taking credit for another developer's talk to pretending that he was interviewed in a robotics publication, on screen, Medlin made himself appear to be a major player in tech.
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While Netflix is a major player in the streaming service world, it's been working to develop its own content as studios have increasingly invested in their own content delivery mechanisms.
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The big picture: DraftKings' was a major player in New Jersey where the betting handle reached $1 billion in December and 80% of bets were placed via a mobile device.
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Today's Apple event in Chicago was about more than just showing off new hardware and software in the classroom — the company was reasserting itself as a major player in education.
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Today, it is one of the fastest growing companies and has become a major player in both the high-powered graphics processing unit and more basic central processing unit markets.
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It's possible that the Sonic hedgehog enhancer wasn't the first cause of leg loss "but it's certainly a major player," says James Hanken, an evolutionary developmental biologist at Harvard University.
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This mostly puts to rest the possibility of Salesforce becoming a major player in the BI space directly, and seems more a way to add reporting capabilities to Force applications.
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Since it was announced that Toys R Us would no longer be a major player in Hasbro's distribution plans, the company has been introducing new strategies to right its sales.
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Essebsi, a major player in the country's transition to democracy since 2011, had been hospitalised late last month and spent a week in hospital after suffering a "severe health crisis".
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If the state's farmers can figure out how to differentiate themselves within the next few years, the region could once again be a major player in the global hops arena.
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Pandora's future as a major player in streaming largely hinges on whether it can build an on-demand service that can compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music.
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The host managed to get every major player in the upcoming epic to appear in their own version of the Brady Bunch theme song, starting with the first Avenger himself.
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The world's top oil exporter aims to push ahead with its oil investments in China to become the country's biggest source of crude supply and a major player, Falih said.
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In 2012, all but three of the company's 417 employees worked in the US, and its quiet and steady presence let it become a major player in the television space.
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With these respected ambassadors at its side, Sudden Death, Enrigue's first novel accessible to American monolinguists marks the arrival of a major player on the capital-L courts of literature.
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The firm said that although Dropbox has established itself as a major player in the backup and storage market, its rate of converting users to paid subscribers is extremely low.
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After the Graham-Cassidy bill failed, Pelosi, a major player in legislative negotiations, called on Trump to join a bipartisan effort help stabilize marketplaces and help families enrolling this year.
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If the fentanyl in question came from a little old lady's script; odds are she isn't a major player in the drug trade, but someone close to her might be.
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Interacciones was already a major player in offering loans to Mexico's local governments, which had a total debt of about 560 billion pesos ($30.15 billion), according to data from September.
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The HHS chief will be a major player in the next session of Congress, as Democrats have identified drug pricing as an area of concern that they intend to tackle.
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In normal times, the bank is a major player in the island's economy, managing the government's cash, structuring its debts and making loans to selected private businesses, among other duties.
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When Mr. Maris founded GV in 2009, some Silicon Valley investors were skeptical that a venture arm of a large corporation could become a major player in start-up investing.
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Musician and entrepreneur Rihanna was a major player in the body-positive movement this year, leading the charge of inclusivity-focused brands with her own lingerie line, Savage X Fenty.
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"With what's going on online, Lord & Taylor has a breakout opportunity to be a huge, major player online with a very small number of brick-and-mortar stores," he said.
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It doesn't matter if the company is unknown or a country we don't typically associate as a major player in the cyber security world, we want to hear about it.
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The deal could make the insurance industry more competitive by giving Cigna, which is not a major player in some markets, a way to challenge the dominant companies, she said.
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CEFC has risen suddenly from a little known Chinese company to a major player in the global energy business, with investments in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.
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While Israel is not a major player in the Syrian civil war, it is far from being an uninterested party in the war's outcome, given its location right next door.
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My colleagues Jason Guerrasio and Ashley Rodriguez chronicled how Stuber&aposs led the streaming company to become a major player in the movie business, the fears of traditional theaters notwithstanding.
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The airline, once a confined to only serving Portland and Seattle from the East Coast, is now a major player on transcontinental routes, some of the longest in the nation.
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Under Mr. Neumann's leadership, WeWork grew at a torrid pace to become the largest private tenant in Manhattan and a major player in London, San Francisco and other big cities.
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Anthem, a major player in the individual market that pulled out of several states last year, is expanding its presence in Kentucky and Virginia and returning to Maine for 2019.
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The acquisition of Tiffany would make it a major player in the so-called hard luxury sector (things like watches and jewelry), adding to its purchase of Bulgari in 2011.
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In recent years, Ms. Brown has emerged as a major player in the pitched political battles over charter schools, prominently clashing with teachers' unions while coming out against teachers' tenure.
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Lazard was a major player in the year, ranking sixth worldwide, behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
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Not only has Verizon been a major player in numerous consumer privacy scandals, it has worked tirelessly to ensure that the government can't hold it accountable for any of them.
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About LendingClubLendingClub has been around since 2007 and has been a major player in the peer-to-peer lending marketplace; it matches borrowers with investors for a mutually beneficial relationship.
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Brett also seems to be on the same page as Diddy's son, Quincy Brown -- who says his dad's now a major player in the art world ... get used to it.
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Crack that, and Facebook should quickly become a major player in e-commerce, adding yet another arrow to its quiver and opening up a whole new set of revenue streams.
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Russia, one of the world's top gas producers, aims to be a major player in LNG and to export as much as Qatar, one of the global leaders in the market.
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But the company's incredible growth and popularity with younger investors – more than 6 million users by the end of 2018 – means it could be a major player in banking moving forward.
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Olam, which counts Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp as its largest shareholders, is a major player in a number of commodities including cocoa, coffee and edible nuts.
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ICICI Lombard, with an 8.8 percent market share, is a major player in the vehicle, home, health and travel insurance space with gross written premiums of $1.2 billion in fiscal 2016.
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Though the movie is mainly about Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel's attempt to prove themselves — and to prevent a destructive war — Captain Marvel becomes a major player partway through the story.
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The fall of IL&FS, a major player in the market, pushed up borrowing costs for rivals and forced them to pull back on lending, hurting the availability of consumer loans.
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Joseph Leccese, one of the sports industry's most influential lawyers, explains why a tech giant is likely to be a major player next time big TV rights deals are in play.
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The meat sector also has seen a major player, JBS of Brazil, struggle for sales after inspectors in the country were accused of taking bribes to allow sales of tainted food.
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Doug Benson is a weed activist, a longtime fixture of the Los Angeles comedy scene, a major player in the world of podcasting, and a dude who is high a lot.
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COR, too, is a major player in central New York, a dominant developer that has received state financing for several projects in the region and a well-connected, openhanded political donor.
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As the nation's top diplomat, Pompeo is a major player in Trump's surprisingly friendly diplomatic outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the U.S. seeks the communist dictatorship's denuclearization.
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Still, Lei called 2016 an "exceptional" year and listed the achievements of the nearly seven-year old start-up: Xiaomi's started as a smartphone business and quickly became a major player.
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Russia, one of the world's top gas producers, aims to be a major player in LNG and to export as much as one of the global leaders in the market, Qatar.
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Ahold agreed to buy Delhaize last June in an all-share deal that will create one of the biggest food retailers in the United States and a major player in Europe.
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The Fed is about to tell the markets how it plans to remove itself bit by bit from the experimental program that made it a major player in the financial markets.
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HERE'S THE RUNDOWNBlac Chyna's Crazy Airport ArrestChris Brown Comes Out Swinging in Defense of His DaughterA Major Player in Hollywood Might Buy the Playboy MansionCasey Anthony Resurfaces... at a Yard Sale!
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In September Sohn said Samsung aimed to become a major player in autonomous driving, building on its acquisition of auto parts supplier Harman and its pole position in mobile communications markets.
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Kretinsky has helped build EPH into a major player in European power markets and reached a deal last year to sell a 30 percent stake in an infrastructure unit to Macquarie.
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But he was an astute deal maker and would use that expertise to expand Revlon beyond its core cosmetics business, transforming it into a major player in the health care industry.
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VW also owns the luxury car brand Audi, as well as Porsche and Skoda, Ford is a major player in the US market, second only to GM in terms of sales.
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While HNA's ownership structure is extremely complex and opaque — it is apparently controlled by a nonprofit charity foundation — it has traditionally been classified as a major player in China's private sector.
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Among them was his son, William, who studied at Harvard with the Straussian Harvey Mansfield before going to Washington and becoming a major player in the G.O.P. This history appalls Lilla.
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He said that "a major player has fallen out of the market and reduced capacity" and that the Civil Aviation Authority had booked any available spots for the next two weeks.
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An improvising drummer and laptop musician, Mori first arrived in New York from Japan over 2212 years ago, becoming a major player on the no-wave scene centered in downtown Manhattan.
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Source: Coindesk Bitcoin has more than tripled in value this year to $3,800, and North Korea's neighbor and biggest trading partner, China, is also a major player in the bitcoin world.
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At a time when cybersecurity has moved to the forefront of concerns in both private enterprise and government, Chen believes his company has the ingredients to be a major player again.
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One other note about how much politics has changed since Pawlenty was a major player: Recall how Pawlenty's presidential bid ended — with a third-place showing at the Iowa straw poll.
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Swift, meanwhile, keeps pulling power moves on Perry that establish her as the major player: Perry may be in the right, but Swift can beat her new material with her old material.
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And if some other candidate entirely manages to surge late in Iowa (as Rick Santorum did in 2012), expect him or her to be a major player in the next contests, too.
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And it is clear that the Japanese giant, like Honda, Nissan and most of the key import brands, will remain a major player in the passenger car market for the foreseeable future.
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The industry isn't entirely white — DeVon Franklin's a major player, and speaker-turned-actor Priscilla Shirer was the lead of the 2015 hit War Room and a star of the upcoming Overcomer.
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Often, we find that when a major player branches into more and more solutions because they want our total business, each solution becomes more shoddily made, less intuitive and more poorly supported.
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Spotify is spending millions to become a major player in podcasting, and today we got a look at how it might begin promoting shows: by placing suggested episodes into algorithmically generated playlists.
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" He told Bloomberg that the company's strategy is "to be a major player in sports rights via OTT, and the U.S. and Canada have the highest penetration of OTT in the world.
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Since Satya Nadella took over as chief executive in 2014, Microsoft has reduced its reliance on Windows software for PCs and became a major player in cloud computing, second only to Amazon.com.
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And public radio has long been a major player in podcasting, with many at the conference pointing to the 2014 debut of Serial as the start of the medium's "gold rush" era.
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Just about every major player in the automotive space has outlined an EV development plan, and companies like Mercedes-Benz and Tesla are hard at work on their own heavy-duty EVs.
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Trina opened an office in Brazil this year, aiming to become a major player by focusing on small-scale projects such as those that place solar panels on residential and business rooftops.
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Spain's Telefonica SA, the other major player in Argentina's telecoms market which operates through the mobile phone service brand Movistar, plans to invest close to $2 billion in the country through 2019.
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The country is making several efforts, including scheduling a range of events, to impress Trump on his trip and to further cement its spot as a major player on the world stage.
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In the 13 years that the brand has been around, it's grown from a tiny e-commerce site to a major player in Target, CVS, and 19 brick-and-mortar stores. How?
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And if some other candidate entirely manages to surge late in Iowa (as Rick Santorum did in 2012), expect him or her to be a major player in the next contests too.
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If the game is played the old fashioned way, Russia is a major player, even though it has an economy the same size as Spain with three times the population of Spain.
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Now G.M., with its domestic rivals Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler, is pushing hard to be a major player in the industry's high-technology revolution centered on autonomous vehicles and electric cars.
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Taiwan does not seek Beijing's consent as a prerequisite to its participation or membership in international organizations, but Taipei also understands that China is a major player in many of the organizations.
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The automaker has established itself as a major player in self-driving development, investing $1 billion in start-up Argo AI and promoting the head of its autonomous development wing to CEO.
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The United Arab Emirates is making a push to be a major player in the downstream oil market, says Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
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However, with China's emergence as a major player in the global economy, this leading role will be threatened if the United States and the European Union do not continue to join forces.
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The highly unpopular and much-feared Batista had been a major player in Cuban politics since 1933 when he and a group of low-ranking army officials took control of the government.
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China is pressuring foreign companies to share knowledge with local partners if they want to make electric cars in China — an industry in which China has plans to become a major player.
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Credit card industry analysts said the rewards programs were not significantly different from what is currently available in the market, but that Apple's broad consumer reach could make it a major player.
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Deutsche Bank became a major player on Wall Street over the past two decades but misguided bets and poor conduct have resulted in a litigation bill of 15 billion euros since 2009.
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This week it was reported that at least one major player in the scooter world is pursuing a painful valuation cut so that it can raise the cash it needs to survive.
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If the U.S. or any other major player began promiscuously using dubious national security arguments to abrogate trade agreements, everyone else would follow suit, and the whole trading system would fall apart.
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It's become a major player in satellite launches, and achieved some impressive milestones, but some of the targets and timelines related to its grandest plans have turned out to be wildly optimistic.
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In just over two years, Scott Stuber, Netflix&aposs vice president of film, has overseen the biggest steps the streaming company has taken to become a major player in the movie business.
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Microsoft's new role is partly due to the fact that the company isn't a major player in social media, video streaming and smartphones — the products behind the current dark mood around tech.
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And Intel still needs to ensure that it cements itself as a major player in A.I. chips, which is becoming harder as companies like Tesla, Apple, Google and Facebook design their own.
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The company is seen as a coveted asset in the entertainment industry due to being a major player in the U.K.'s pay-TV scene, as well as the digital media sphere.
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Suffice to say, if it wasn't for the blatant sex and one particularly gruesome scene, the film would already be touted as a major player in next year's Foreign Language Oscar race.
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Aged 31, she is a major player in acrobatic rock'n'roll, a niche dance discipline she has competed in and helps manage through senior positions at the WRRC and the Russian national federation.
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Amazon already is a major player in the roughly $800 billion annual revenue grocery space through several e-grocery delivery services, including its Amazon Fresh and a faster service known as Prime Now.
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It's another way for the series to get around the death of a major player from the original series — Don S. Davis, who played Major Briggs — but it's also a decidedly unsettling story.
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Although Bran has been a major player since the start of the series (save for his absence in season 5), the youngest Stark claiming the throne came as a surprise to many fans.
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Mr. de Blasio — who supports a fellow Democrat, Hillary Clinton, for president — noted that one reason some might think Mr. Trump is a major player in New York is he arguably once was.
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Removed from the chaos swirling inside the company, city officials expressed enthusiasm in the weeks that followed the announcement that a potentially major player in the electric car market was coming to town.
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Suse, one of the longest-running commercial Linux distributors and, these days, a major player in the open-source infrastructure and management space, has been through a few ownership changes in recent years.
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The company left after the army committed a massacre against thousands of its striking workers in 1928, but returned decades later and was, until recently, a major player in the country's banana industry.
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Catherine Wood, the CEO of ARK Invest, said that many investors who think that Tesla is overvalued are missing the fact that Tesla could be a major player in the autonomous taxi market.
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Bloomberg, who's considering a 2020 presidential run, is giving the high-dollar contribution to Senate Majority PAC (SMP) — a major player in the Senate races — about five weeks out from the midterm elections.
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Last November, as CNBC reported, Pacific Gas & Electric was expected to become a major player in the early warning camera expansion in California, with the utility planning to have 600 cameras by 2022.
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But if he catches on with Hispanic voters in those states, he may pick up enough delegates at the beginning of the process to be a major player throughout the long nomination marathon.
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"While Italgas will be a major player in the consolidation of the distribution sector in Italy, Snam will focus on its strong growth potential, leveraging its leadership in the European market," Alverà said.
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With the help of dedicated players like Mr. Hou, the small in-game fees, known as micropayments, have turned into a huge revenue stream that makes Supercell a major player in mobile gaming.
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Also on Friday, one pro-Trump political group that was expected to be a major player in the debate, America First Policies, unveiled its first ad intended to boost Trump's argument against Obamacare.
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It's unclear why Kelley wouldn't have been present at the WTA after being such a major player on Peter Weber's season, but she did like several tweets about her having not been invited.
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Trump has said he considers Farage, who was a major player in the campaign for Britain to leave the EU during the 2016 referendum, a friend and has called him a "smart person".
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Experts say the window for Amazon to establish itself as a major player in Brazil is closing, which is why they expect the company to make a significant push in the next year.
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Deutsche Bank lavished gifts on members of China's political elite and hired scores of their relatives, in a brazen — and successful — campaign to win business and become a major player in the country.
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The company is a major player in the AI supply chain, helping machine-learning algorithms and computer vision software to interpret data for industries like self-driving cars, medical technology and e-commerce.
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VMware emerged as a major player in enterprise tech as a pioneer of virtualization, software that allowed businesses to tap disparate computer systems as one network, using that capacity based on their needs.
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London (CNN Business)Apple has abruptly canceled the Los Angeles premiere of "The Banker," a debut movie from the tech company that signaled its ambition to become a major player in streaming video.
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A time before Facebook was the only game in town At the time of Instagram's launch, Facebook was a major player in social media, but nowhere near as dominant as it is today.
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The company, which is a major player in Kazakh payment systems and e-commerce, confirmed its offering will consist of a sale of existing shares in the form of global depository receipts (GDRs).
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Impossible Foods has claimed a spot on the menus of fast-food chains like Restaurant Brands International's Burger King and White Castle, making it a major player in the growing alternative meat market.
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"Our goal is to make Senegal a leader in air transportation in the region and a major player in the international airline business," said Mohamed Habiboulah Fall, a spokesman for the new airport.
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The Williamsburg Hotel is a major player on the Williamsburg hospitality scene with carefully-curated design, trendy ambiance that isn't over the top or pretentious, and excellent on-site food, drink, and programming.
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Saudi Arabia, under the governance of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), has established itself as a major player in the international arts and culture scene through enormous donations and generously-funded partnerships.
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McIntyre was mostly an afterthought in his first WWE stint, but after refining his character and wrestling after his release, he proved he has the chops to be a major player in WWE.
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That spectrum is very important for Sprint to hang on to because it's part of the company's long-term plan to be a major player in the market when 5G networks become the standard.
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Companies are increasingly eager to offload pension scheme liabilities to insurance companies such as L&G, which is a major player in this so-called bulk annuity market, insuring companies' final salary pension schemes.
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However, there was one big caveat: While Alexa was integrated to control music services like Apple Music, Google Play Music, Soundcloud and others, it was missing a major player in the form of Spotify.
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For example, PayPal may be looking to use its established international consumer and merchant bases to position itself as a major player in cross-border payments, especially now that it has partnered with UnionPay.
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Shenzhen-based Sundiro Holdings also bought a stake in Simpson Marine in 2015 in a bid to be a "major player in the yacht industry," according to a press release issued at the time.
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Back then, Montag wasn't a major player in the trials and tribulations of the Laguna crew, but loyal viewers know how the whole Montag-Conrad friendship fizzled out after Pratt came on the scene.
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Manila, a major player in the South China Sea dispute, recently realigned itself with the world's second-largest economy, with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announcing a separation from China's foremost rival, Washington, last week.
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Other challengers with digital payments include Line, which offers payments in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, and Alibaba's Ant Financial, a major player in China that is making aggressive moves in Korea and Southeast Asia.
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DreamHack creative producer Dagny Veinberg told VICE that the company, which is a major player in esports tournaments and events, has been discussing for years how to make its spaces more welcoming to women.
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Since the nation's largest insurer UnitedHealth is already a major player in Medicare, Gorsky expects federal regulators would be more willing to let an independent Anthem or Cigna buy Aetna and Humana's divested assets.
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The past week has witnessed a sharp rise in net inflows from the mainland, and "we believe insurance companies will continue to be a major player and contribute to southbound transactions," UBS' Gao said.
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"India has an opportunity to become a major player in the global supply chain because we have a very strong domestic economy," Vikas Agarwal, the India head of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, told Reuters.
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Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon also set a goal for the company to become a major player in online retail, gaining approval from the Walton family, which owns just over half of the business.
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Amazon has become a major player in the search engine space, and could soon become a "more important search engine than Google," NYU Stern School of Business professor Scott Galloway told CNBC on Tuesday.
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Already busting at its Spandex seams with more superheroes, galactic assassins, sentient foliage, and insect-inspired shrink suits than it can handle, it looks like Avengers: Infinity War is getting one more major player.
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Though no major player has dipped their toes in the pool yet, big alcohol producers are thinking about how they might capitalize on a marijuana market estimated to be worth $50 billion by 2026.
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While Amazon missed out on the smartphone wave, it is now vying to be a major player in the home through products like the Echo smart speaker, and in the auto industry through Alexa.
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Verizon is purchasing Yahoo in the hope that the internet portal will make it a major player in the digital media business, positioning the company to compete with Google and Facebook for ad dollars.
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With total assets of 74.5 trillion yen ($670 billion), the life insurer, also known as Kampo, is one of Japan's biggest institutional investors and a major player in the world's third largest stock market.
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President Xi Jinping spoke about China's commitment to protect the environment at the 19th Communist Party Congress this year, making it likely the country will continue to be a major player in green financing.
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It has long been known that a frat-like culture dominated the early days of Atari, back in the 22018s and 1980s when the brand was still a major player in the gaming world.
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Shandong Ruyi, based in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, is a major player in China's textile market and ranks among its top 500 companies, with annual sales exceeding 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion).
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Over the last few years, Google mostly worked on creating protocols for smart-home devices, and, with the acquisition of Nest, it signalled its own intentions to become a major player in the market.
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While Mr. Putin's military intervention established the Kremlin as a major player in the Middle East for the first time in decades, extricating Russia from Syria is proving far more difficult than he envisaged.
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The movie scored major wins at Sunday&aposs Golden Globes, including best picture-drama and best director for Sam Mendes and will likely be a major player when Oscar nominations are announced on Monday.
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Molina Healthcare, another major player in the market that has expressed concerns about its stability, said it had filed initial proposals in all nine states where it has business, according to a company spokeswoman.
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Biblical allusions abound, alongside references to Greek mythology (Roy spends most of his journey on a rocket named Cepheus — a major player in the myth of Andromeda and Poseidon, aka Neptune in Roman parlance).
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After hosting new releases by stars like Rihanna, Beyoncé and Mr. West, the company claimed that it had gained millions of new subscribers, and Tidal became a major player in an industry arms race.
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Based in Louisville, Ky., Humana is not a major player in the individual exchanges and is among the national insurers, like Aetna and UnitedHealth Group, that have struggled to make money in the market.
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DaVita, which bought HealthCare Partners five years ago as a way to become a major player in the care of people with chronic conditions, found itself struggling to make money on its medical group.
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Pat Cipollone The White House counsel has played a key role in the impeachment response from Day One, and he's expected to be a major player in Trump's defense when the trial gets underway.
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"It should surprise no one that family members and a major player who has not come inside the administration would be called upon to redouble that effort for the re-elect," Ms. Conway said.
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And he's showing off the type of remote-control capability that every major player in the nascent world of robotic driving will end up relying on (at least for now) in some form or other.
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The campaign to isolate Qatar disrupted trade in commodities from crude oil to metals and food, and deepened fears of a possible shock to the global natural gas market, where it is a major player.
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Banks are grappling with almost $150 billion in bad loans and a massive shadow lending industry has been stung by a liquidity crunch after the collapse of major player Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
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It's part of Loon's realization that no one solution will get internet everywhere across the globe and that its technology can benefit a major player in an industry it once viewed as a potential competitor.
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NEC's TurboExpress, meanwhile, was a technically impressive portable version of the TurboGrafx-16, but its high price of $249.99 and its parent console's niche status meant it was never going to be a major player.
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The service workers union, the nation's second largest and a major player in the progressive wing of the Democratic party, represents a majority-female workforce, largely made up of immigrant women and women of color.
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Deutsche Bank has become a major player on Wall Street over the past two decades but extravagant bets and poor conduct have resulted in a litigation bill of 24 billion euros ($219 billion) since 2009.
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"There is no path to put a supplemental (wall) as currently described on that package," said Blunt, a member of the Senate GOP leadership team and is major player on health and human services accounts.
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Now that Zoe is officially a part of Kevin's life — that airport ride acceptance sealed the deal — and therefore a major player in This Is Us, it's time we figure out exactly who she is.
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The patrols would likely be in the Indian Ocean where the Indian navy is a major player as well as the South China Sea, the official told Reuters in New Delhi on condition of anonymity.
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Italian prosecutors say the 'Ndrangheta has a stranglehold on cocaine trade, but Cosa Nostra is a major player in the Italian hashish market, often importing the drug from northern Africa and selling it throughout Europe.
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Shahbaz Sharif, who has been a major player in Pakistani politics since the 1980s, likely will win election and the ruling party will install him as prime minister until the next general election in April.
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South Pars is part of a giant gas reservoir that straddles the territorial waters of Iran and Qatar, where Total is also a major player in gas production as well as in oil and refining.
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But what matters is whether or not Amazon is leveraging its position as both a major player in the online retail market and a seller on that same platform to gain an unfair competitive advantage.
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"Qatar has been an impartial diplomatic mediator in resolving crises and disputes between brotherly and friendly countries and will continue to be a major player in the international community," the ministry said in a statement.
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Tereos has a large part of its business outside of Europe, mainly in Brazil where it is a major player on the cane sugar and ethanol market, and relies on world prices for its export.
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For good and for ill, Syria has been a major player in the Arab world since World War II. It often acted as spoiler, string-puller or savior in the conflicts that ravaged its neighbors.
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Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco and for decades a major player in state Democratic Party politics, said he did not believe California would be singled out for its support of Mrs. Clinton.
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In that way it mirrors China's booming online-to-offline space — major player Meituan Dianping raised $4 billion just last week — but helping the travel industry and its various verticals to tap into online opportunities.
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Two deals made public this week show that SoftBank (SFTBF) is pressing ahead with investments by its Vision Fund, a major player in Silicon Valley that is backed by $45 billion in Saudi government money.
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Will Hollywood or a major player there turn over the keys to the studio for a couple of years and leave a handful of us alone so we can tell our stories in our way?
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At the same time, China is a major player, and as the biggest importer of crude it could tilt the world scales in determining how much Iranian crude will be taken off the world market.
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However, Kusto's website notes that Mr. Tatishev, before starting Kusto, was a major player in the asbestos industry who revived the fortunes of two large asbestos mines, one in Kazakhstan and the other in Russia.
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PillPack will help overcome that hurdle, since the start-up is licensed to ship drugs in 19993 states — clearing the way for the e-commerce giant to quickly become a major player in the business.
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They described him as a major player in Kashmir's militant scene, a hardened fighter in his mid-20s who was born in Pakistan and had been organizing attacks in India for at least two years.
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Deutsche Bank, which used to be a major player in the U.S. mortgage market, is set to pay far less than the $14 billion penalty the U.S. authorities had initially asked for, the source indicated.
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He pledged Russia would remain a major player in OPEC+, the alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil-producing nations, which has cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day.
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Saudi Arabia has held the upper hand in recent years, but Iran was a major player at the latest OPEC meeting, as the cartel decided to cut production for the first time in eight years.
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The oligarch, a major player in the Ukrainian gas market, said Mr. Parnas and Mr. Fruman initially pitched him on a deal to sell American liquefied natural gas to Ukraine, via a terminal in Poland.
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That deal not only gives Disney access to Hulu, one of the very few genuine rivals to Netflix, but also to Britain's Sky, which is a major player in both European pay-TV and streaming.
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But the divisive issue has put Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee at odds with their colleagues on the Transportation Committee, another influential panel that will be a major player in Trump's upcoming infrastructure initiative.
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Illumina is a major player in the nascent gene sequencing space, while Pacific Biosciences earlier this year launched a new Sequel II System designed to deliver faster and cheaper gene sequencing over its existing model.
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This encompasses everything from Microsoft Surface tablet to Apple's iPad Pro, and while Google does have its own Pixel tablets, it's not a major player in this area, something which Andromeda is set to fix.
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But the night was a good reminder that he remains a skilled and effective politician, and that he at least has the real potential to be a major player down the road in this race.
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Her network, OWN, eventually carved out its own niche in the television world and pivoted from "what once seemed like a celebrity folly into a major player in the prestige TV landscape," according to Vanity Fair.
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Deutsche Bank transformed itself into a major player on Wall Street over the past two decades, but extravagant bets and poor conduct have resulted in a litigation bill of 15 billion euros ($17.58 billion) since 2009.
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The result is bad news for the party that ended apartheid in the nation and was a major player in the peaceful transition to majority rule, but has lately been hampered by allegations of widespread corruption.
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The commercial strategy for the tournament fits neatly with recent developments in China, which has been on a major push to promote soccer, and switch from one of the sport's also-rans into a major player.
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To be a major player and have a meaningful presence, Honda needs to achieve a 10 percent market share, Yoichiro Ueno, managing director of the carmaker's India unit, told Reuters during the country's biennial auto show.
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The possibility that Bouman might have been a major player in the black hole discovery similarly seemed to have deeply upset right-wing trolls, perhaps because they feel their status is threatened by women like her.
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The co-founder and CEO of VIPKID is taking the stage to share how the company became a major player in the English as a second language market by employing thousands of fluent speakers as teachers.
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It was a major player among the dizzying cast of foreign powers that intervened in Lebanon's 15-year civil war, and brought that conflict to an end with an outright occupation blessed by the United States.
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Richard Branson's plucky airline, the centerpiece of his aviation and Virgin portfolio, is thought of outside the UK as a major player, a global behemoth bringing travelers all around the world via London and in style.
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Russia will be a "major player in the European market" for natural gas, Perry said, recognizing the competitive edge of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, under the Baltic Sea, that will directly connect Russia and Germany.
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He likes to portray himself as a major player as a developer, which must serve as a source of constant amusement to New York's actual real estate dynasties, all those Dursts and Rudins, LeFraks and Zeckendorfs.
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New York's decision to go all in as a major player in free agency may impact several teams, including the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia Sixers, and Golden State Warriors.
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Aides say he has mused about the motives of Mr. Kim, who, like him, is a scion born into wealth and privilege, with a skill for self-promotion and an ambition to be a major player.
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And the billionaire hedge-fund manager William A. Ackman, a major player in Manhattan's luxury market, continued to replenish his real estate holdings after deeding several properties to his former wife in an apparent property settlement.
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While Oracle is not widely seen as a major player in the infrastructure and platform segments of cloud computing, it is a contender in the cloud software market where it offers a broad suite of applications.
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But in the months since Son convinced Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to invest $45 billion in the Vision Fund, Saudi Arabia has launched a mission to become a major player in global sport.
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But Chancellor Angela Merkel still faces pressure from German politicians and the United States to take a stronger line on Huawei, which is the world's largest maker of telecom equipment and a major player in Europe.
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"If she opts to run for Senate, it positions herself to be a major player in future Republican administrations and even potentially be on the national ticket someday in her own right," the GOP operative said.
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Feinstein is a major player on the Senate's panel, but she also serves as the top Democrat on her chamber's Judiciary Committee — another group of lawmakers that has explored potential ties between Trump and Kremlin agents.
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But that approach has stifled innovation and, if its track record to date is any indication, biofuels will not be a major player in meeting our 2050 targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
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The campaign to isolate Qatar is disrupting trade in commodities from crude oil to metals and food, and deepening fears of a possible shock to the global gas market, where the Gulf state is a major player.
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It's unclear when Apple's studio will be operational, and when development on Masters of the Air will begin, but the announcement is further proof that Apple is committed to being a major player in the streaming wars.
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In the latest in a series of papers outlining its aims in Brexit negotiations, the government said Britain had been a major player in setting EU data protection rules, called GDPR, which come into force next year.
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But that approach has stifled innovation and, if its track record to date is any indication, biofuels will not be a major player in meeting our 803 targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
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And while the sporting event, which was established by Harry himself and highlights "wounded, sick, and injured armed service members" from around the world, was the main draw, Markle's wardrobe seemed to be a major player, too.
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Another major player in autonomous cars, the new-generation car company Tesla, may not be a tech company strictly speaking but it is created with tech DNA, as it was founded by a co-founder of PayPal.
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What you will find is an extensive, meticulous tracking of just about every major player in politics from 1810 through 1844, a flurry of names, parties, factions, crosses, double-crosses, cronyism, patronage, and political wheeling and dealing.
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"Being a fan and making a movie of something that I'm passionate about, and working with Duncan, who's also a major player and a fan, we could decide how genuine we wanted to make this," says Westenhofer.
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Roche, a major player in the oncology market, said it would use Flatiron's data to bring new drugs to market faster, keeping its drug pipeline full of innovative new treatments for which it can charge a premium.
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's ambitious plan to be a major player in semiconductors, taking on the Chinese and churning out locally-made chips for a new generation of smartphone users, has proved to be a little too ambitious.
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The NRA has been a major player in the political ad wars for years, ramping up its efforts after 260, when the Supreme Court lifted the restrictions on how much outside groups could devote to political campaigns.
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But before I give a rundown of the presenting companies, including our top three picks, here's a quick reminder of how EF works and what has made it a major player in the U.K. tech startup scene.
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Apple is still a "major player" in the voice assistant space with Siri, one of the technology's co-creators told CNBC on Friday, despite the U.S. technology giant receiving criticism for falling behind rivals Amazon and Google.
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There's no doubt at this rate Services will be a major player for Apple going forward, but in the immediate future, the focus for investors will stay on the iPhone until Apple's cash cow makes a turnaround.
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Here's how it all works: Since the financial crisis, the Fed had been a major player in the Treasurys market, snapping up nearly $22015 trillion worth during three rounds of bond-buying that began in late 2008.
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That was fuelled by a surge in sterling following Tuesday's surprise calling of early parliamentary elections for June 8, and matched analysis last week from another major player, Deutsche Bank, covering the bulk of the day's flows.
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In late 2013, WeWork CEO Adam Neumann and his wife made a splashy purchase befitting his rising status as a major player in the New York real estate market — a $10.5 million townhouse in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
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And the thing is, with every other major player in Washington desperate to get in front of a camera, this strategy works astoundingly well at deflecting attention and blame for things that are absolutely your own fault.
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If someone who claims to smoke 81 blunts a day and has made some of the most notable pot-smoking anthems of all time isn't qualified to be a major player in the weed business, who is?
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She seems unlikely to now accrue enough delegates to be a major player in a brokered convention, and the longer she stays in the primaries, the more votes she takes from Sanders -- her fellow liberal left standing.
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A bill moving through the California Legislature would change state law so that only someone who actually killed, intended to kill or acted as a major player with "reckless indifference to human life" could face murder charges.
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Stephen Schwarzman, the Wall Street rainmaker, took the stage at a black-tie gala in Manhattan in January to present an award to a Chinese corporate behemoth that has become a major player in global deal making.
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That endowment has quickly become a major player in the world of U.S. venture capital, with investments in many top-tier investment firms in Silicon Valley, such as Sequoia Capital, according to people familiar with their activities.
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If Russia succeeds in securing a seat at the table during serious negotiations, it can use that diplomatic process to pursue its own interests and make yet another claim to being a major player in global affairs.
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Congress is now weighing a $36.5 billion relief package for Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, but the Environmental Protection Agency, a major player in disaster relief, is facing an uncertain future with looming staff and budget cuts.
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Appleby is a major player in a global offshore industry that helps multinational corporations and the mega-wealthy legally move money beyond the reach of the taxman through a network of tax havens and secret financial centers.
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JERUSALEM — With a two-sentence statement supporting the Iraqi Kurds' plan to hold a referendum on independence this Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Israel at odds with nearly every other major player in the Middle East.
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Anthem, one of the nation's largest insurers and a major player in the individual insurance market created by the federal health care law, announced Tuesday that it would stop offering policies in the Ohio marketplace next year.
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Rometty launched a major overhaul that aimed to make IBM a major player in the emerging technologies of cloud services, big data analytics, mobile, security and social media, or what came to be known inside as CAMS.
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It also could have an impact on one of this year's most anticipated movies, "The Irishman" -- a Netflix film starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro that could be a major player at next year's Oscars race.
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Hyundai, which with affiliate Kia Motors is the world's No.5 automaker, is the first major player to announce February sales amid the epidemic, giving investors a sense of the virus' potential impact on the broader industry.
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Available on Amazon and Google Play In a similar vein, in 2001, Spike Lee (whose BlacKkKlansman is a major player this year) documented Roger Guenveur Smith's one-man show about the eponymous Black Panther Party co-founder.
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He was a major player in Xi's battle against corruption, with dozens of senior officials jailed during his tenure as the top graft-fighter, including the fearsome domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, now serving life in jail.
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But President Putin has been very successful in legitimating his rule in last four or five years by reasserting that Russia is a major player on the world stage, which was a common theme in the Soviet period.
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TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's 123-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the country's transition to democracy since 2011, was taken to a military hospital on Thursday after suffering a "severe health crisis", the presidency said.
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"The abolition of priority dispatch (access) is an important step towards a level playing field and full market integration of renewables," said Gunnar Groebler, head of wind at Swedish utility Vattenfall, a major player in nuclear and hydro.
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ThredUp, another major player in the fashion retail market, hasn't raised capital since 2015, but did begin opening physical stores in 2017 as part of its greater effort to compete with fellow venture-backed second-hand e-tailers.
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Keep an eye out for other changes Mayor Pete puts in place in the next few weeks as he transitions himself and his campaign to deal with his newfound status as a major player for the nomination. 3.
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One place where the XX chromosome is ascending rapidly through the ranks is in the UK. As a major player in the technology scene, London is home to some of the brightest young tech talent on the planet.
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Washington is likely to be more supportive of approving pipelines to distribute natural gas from the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and bordering states, said Jeff Ventura, chairman and CEO of Range Resources, a major player in the region.
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But Geneva-based Richemont is also a major player in the tougher watch industry, which is under pressure more broadly as consumers tastes shift, and has now been hit by political protests in recent weeks in Hong Kong.
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To Jim Cramer, FMC Corporation's deal with DuPont to trade a large portion of DuPont's crop protection business for FMC's health and nutrition branch means that FMC is about to become a major player in the agriculture space.
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We have now a major player as a top partner of the IOC —- Intel Corp — very much into esports precisely because Intel has a vision of seeing the Games delivered in a new, smarter and more engaging way.
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Beijing is also investing upwards of $46 billion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as part of its One Belt, One Road (OBOR) trading initiative, which China has called on Afghanistan to be a major player in.
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If a merger does happen between Ofo and Mobike, it would parallel the joining of China's leading car-hailing services backed by Alibaba and Tencent into one major player, Didi Chuixing, which acquired Uber's China business in 2016.
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You wouldn't even mind, and would actually be pleased, if Rhoades's wife, Wendy (who, improbably enough, is a major player at Axe Capital) tossed her husband for Axe, with whom she possesses a more palpable, if platonic, chemistry.
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While Snoop is often attributed to being a major player in the cannabis industry, with his venture capital firm securing $45 million in investor funding at its debut, there are very few like him working across the industry.
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Tourlane is a major player in this sector and has today announced it's raised $47 million in a round led by Sequoia and Spark Capital, alongside investors from the B round, including DN Capital and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures.
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Though this might sound negative, but a placebo effect, or a change in a person's symptoms without direct medical treatment, is a major player in many wellness methods as it can alleviate some surface-level symptoms and feelings.
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Proprietary trading firm Jane Street, a major player in the ETF-trading space, has also been challenging the banks with its bond portfolio offering, handling $12.5 billion in volume in the second half of 2018, according to Bloomberg.
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At 250, he was sought out by Brian Chesky, the then-228-year-old chief executive of Airbnb, for advice on how to turn the fledgling home-sharing start-up into a major player in the hospitality field.
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He also later arranged meetings between Mr. Deripaska and George Soros, the wealthy Democratic donor, to discuss anticorruption efforts in the mining industry in Guinea, where Rusal is a major player, according to people familiar with the meetings.
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Erdogan's presence is seen as essential to the success of any conference on Libya, since Ankara's decision to deploy military advisers and possibly troops there has made it a major player in the country's long-running civil war.
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The United States government officials depicted him instead as a major player in a transnational criminal network dealing in cultural property who started supplying Western institutions and private collectors with looted antiquities as long ago as the 1970s.
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These include a resolution introduced by Senator David Perdue, a Republican from Georgia (home to TSYS, the parent company of Netspend, a major player in the prepaid-card world), that could erase the bureau's rule for prepaid accounts.
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What Really Happened: Here's something we haven't thought about in a while: Is Facebook going to end up being one of the major players—if not the major player, outside of the actual nominees—in the 11790644219618671179407133785432065 election?
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The federal government was a major player in fueling the development of both the space program and the internet, and I believe it's time to expand its role once again in driving innovation in emerging defense-related industries.
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MGM, a major player in the gambling industry, has plans to build its own casino roughly a dozen miles away from the site of the proposed Indian casino, and aggressively lobbied against the project, the news outlet noted.
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The proposed changes come as the CIA carried out a February drone strike against Abu al Khayr al-Masri, al Qaeda's second-in-command, signaling that the intelligence agency could once again become a major player in targeted strikes.
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" On the songs where Drake is still a major player, he's in an equally generous mood: He gladly lets 2 Chainz and Young Thug out-rap him on "Sacrifices," and he even lets Kanye out-sing him on "Glow.
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A major player in that movie and the ongoing story was, and still is, Pulitzer-nominated Carole Cadwalladr, the freelance Guardian newspaper journalist who was the first to tease apart the mess of threads linking CA, Trump and Brexit.
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While Wilson remained critical about the brand's performance since he exited the CEO role in 2013, he told CNBC on Friday that Lululemon has a better business model than another major player in the athletic wear space: Under Armour.
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His replacement: Charles Rivkin, who served in the Obama-era State Department and worked for years in entertainment, is expected to take over the leadership of the organization, a major player in copyright and other policy debates in Washington.
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Microsoft's stock has jumped 150 percent to new highs since Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella took over in 2014 and made the company a major player in cloud computing while reducing its dependence on a tepid personal computer industry.
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The move to infuse capital in housing finance companies that have been stung by a liquidity crunch following the collapse of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) - a major player in the shadow banking sector - was also widely cheered.
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In fact, China, which a decade ago was not a major player in the Southern California tourism game, last year sent nearly 800,000 people to visit the shops, museums and tourist attractions in and around America's second-largest city.
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Created by Nicholas Knightly and launched in 2003, the Bayswater became a major player in the early '00s 'It Bag' era (one of the more dizzyingly hysterical recent fashion periods and a precursor to the current 'ugly sneaker' epidemic).
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Nadler has been fighting the Trump administration on several fronts and has threatened to go to court to compel testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was a major player in the obstruction portion of Mueller's investigation.
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Overwatch, which pits teams of six players against each other to attack and defend on a series of maps, has managed to become a major player in the esports stage in the short time since its release in 2016.
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The syndicate is suspected to be the major player in both the meth and heroin markets, producing the drugs as well as the hallucinogen ketamine in super-labs in Myanmar's northeast, where ethnic armed groups control swathes of territory.
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LG, which currently is a major player in the OLED TV market, is gearing up to improve its mobile OLED panels in a bid to take on Samsung — where it controls 95 percent of the market — according to SamMobile.
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The star of this ultra-feminine sweater is clearly the lavender ribbon at the neck (it's also reminiscent of what will be Nancy's future Halloween costume), but we think the Peter Pan collar is also a major player here.
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Combining AOL and Yahoo, an idea that has come up many times over the years, could instantly make Yahoo a major player in Internet advertising, with Armstrong - one of the world's top ad executives - at the helm, analysts said.
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"Beautycon has done an incredible job growing and evolving their business into a major player, not only in the experiential marketplace, but also the digital content and e-commerce businesses," said Nancy Dubuc, president and CEO, A+E Networks.
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Tesla will reportedly introduce a new line of all-electric semi trucks in September — but another major player in the big rig game just beat Tesla to the punch by showing off its own alternative energy freight truck first.
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Having built more than a quarter of the world's offshore wind farms, the company is a major player in Britain and Germany and has recently opened offices in the United States and Taiwan to cater for new growth markets.
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Rating: 4.2 out of 5Ranking score: 17Most compared to: UiPath (55%), Blue Prism (11%), Automation Anywhere (10%)IBM, a major player in the enterprise-software market, is a significant vendor in what is still a small and emerging market.
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Spending time with Mr. Hill offers a window into the thinking of a major player in the art world: how he approaches collecting and why he's now decided to share some of his extensive holdings regularly with the public.
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Business Insider spoke to Gelsinger about how the company shifted itself to a major player in the cloud wars, the internal strife that came with the decision to partner with Amazon, and what comes next for the virtualization giant.
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"Britain's importance to the Life Sciences industry, and its status as a major player in global science, should mean that irrespective of Brexit, major pharmaceutical companies continue to see the UK as a key place to invest," he said.
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Mr. Putin has achieved his main goals in Syria, including shoring up Moscow's foremost Arab ally; preventing the West from forcing a leadership change from the outside; and burnishing Russia's image as a major player on the world stage.
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A major player in the Syrian conflict, Ankara has long supported opposition groups seeking to remove Syrian President Bashar Assad from power, recently joining Assad's key backers Russia and Iran in efforts to broker a solution to the conflict.
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While the country discovered oil in 20403, a year after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and joined OPEC in 22040, it never became a major player in global oil markets because its oil exports remained small by Persian Gulf standards.
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In an interview, Michael Plummer — who with his partner, Jeff Rabin, is a co-owner of Tefaf New York, a major player in the local and global art fair scene, said that NADA's location likely didn't help its prospects.
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Michael Ignatieff, the president of Central European University in Budapest, said that Mr. Orban had succeeded in making himself a major player in Europe — a remarkable achievement for the leader of a nation of around only 10 million people.
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China, which for years watched enviously as the West invented the software and the chips powering today's digital age, has become a major player in artificial intelligence, what some think may be the most important technology of the future.
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He has presided over some of the worst days in Palestinian history, including the disastrous, decade-long split between his Fatah party and Hamas, the other major player in Palestinian politics, and three devastating Israeli military assaults on Gaza.
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"Shake Shack has quickly grown into a major player in the chain restaurant market, growing rapidly in 2017 and poised to crack into the elite top 100 restaurant chain group," David Henkes, principal at Technomic, told CNBC via email.
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Numerous studies that have sought to weigh the effects of climate change on the environment by teasing them out from other factors have concluded that human-influenced warming is increasingly a major player in a variety of natural disasters.
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Why it matters: U.S. crude exports have gone well over 3 mbd at times over the last year, but hitting 4 mbd — while just a number — would reinforce how the U.S. has become a major player in export markets.
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Now, with all that homework out of the way, Bran is poised to be a major player in the impending Battle of Winterfell, featuring the Army of the Living against the Night King and his Army of the Dead.
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Why it matters: If the Jeff Bezos-founded company does manage to fly humans to the edge of space aboard its New Shepard system before the end of the year, it makes the company a major player in the suborbital game.
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Merrill did act as a manager on two Gazprom Eurobonds when Page worked in Moscow but Tom Adshead at Moscow-based consultancy Macro-Advisory, which helps foreign investors in Russia, said it was not a major player with the energy group.
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North Korea has long wanted recognition as a nuclear power and a major player on the world stage — and has long seen a one-on-one meeting between its leader and a US president as a way of attaining it.
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Also seeking to be a major player is Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp, which had said it was talking with China Telecom and Datang Telecom about strategic partnerships to challenge the nation's dominant duo of PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom Inc.
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Qualcomm is also a major player in 60.143G, estimated to have 15 percent of 5G-essential patents in the world, compared with 11 percent for Nokia and 10 percent for all of China, according to a Jefferies report citing LexInnova research.
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Washington, which was a major player in the accord that eventually secured South Sudan's secession from Sudan in 2011 and has been a donor ever since, said its future engagement would depend on the leaders' involvement in the peace process.
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By scooping up the former internet giants for $4.4 billion and $4.5 billion respectively, Verizon turned itself into a media conglomerate and a major player in the world of advertising, on top of the largest mobile carrier in the United States.
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In part this is down to the multiple problems that come with doing business in the Congo, although operating in one of the world's most challenging countries is part and parcel of being a major player in the cobalt market.
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On March 23, 2015, the senator from Texas announced his candidacy for President, the first major player in the 2016 race,and only four days later Cruz was in Merrimack, New Hampshire at a rally organized by the Conservative Business League.
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If you consider Marianne Williamson, a major player in the great wellness continuum of the last 30 years, there's a lot to be examined about the inescapable pull of spirituality, and the way selling ideas about existential questions has changed.
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The move represents Wanda's latest bid to expand overseas and become a major player in the U.S. entertainment industry following its acquisition of AMC Entertainment Holdings, the second-largest movie theater chain in North America, for $2.6 billion in 2012.
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The new firm would be a "major player" in energy with revenues of 27 billion euros ($30 billion) and more than 80,220 employees, Siemens said on Tuesday, adding that it would now focus on its Digital Industries and Smart Infrastructure businesses.
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But the bank, Africa's largest by assets and a major player in the oil and gas sector, advised investors not to back the proposal and just over 60% of shareholders voted against it at the lender's annual general meeting in Johannesburg.
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"We would like to emphasise that real estate will continue to be an important part of the bank's investment strategy ... and the fund will be a major player in the real estate markets in the years to come," it added.
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