headquarters
noun
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tərz 
-ˌkȯr-,
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r),
-ˈkȯr-
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
1
: a place from which a commander performs the functions of command
2
: the administrative center of an enterprise
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Already, the New York Times had reported that in 2018, fewer than 5% of the 1,700 employees at Adidas’s North American headquarters in Portland identified as Black.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Between Coachella weekends, De Rosnay and Augé are seated on a couch at their label Because Music’s headquarters in Los Angeles.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Carriers like Virgin Voyages, with U.S. headquarters in Plantation and a new chic terminal at PortMiami, are catering to young adults.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Whatever the company was, the New Hampshire farmhouse turned into its de facto headquarters.
—Kathy Gilsinan, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Vicario is a lieutenant colonel and works full-time as a mobilization officer at the Joint Force headquarters, a spokesperson told WSYX.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
The council is set to approve an agreement between the Arlington Economic Development Corp. and satellite communications company E-Space Inc., which could result E-Space Inc. building its headquarters and manufacturing hub on the west side of Arlington Municipal Airport.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Thirteen are in Boise, where Joe Albertson founded the company in 1939 and where the corporate headquarters stands at 250 Parkcenter Blvd.
Kroger, in a joint news release Monday with Albertsons, did not say which 10 Idaho Albertsons stores would be sold.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
The new tower is about a mile north of GM’s current headquarters.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Between Coachella weekends, De Rosnay and Augé are seated on a couch at their label Because Music’s headquarters in Los Angeles.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Carriers like Virgin Voyages, with U.S. headquarters in Plantation and a new chic terminal at PortMiami, are catering to young adults.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Whatever the company was, the New Hampshire farmhouse turned into its de facto headquarters.
—Kathy Gilsinan, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Vicario is a lieutenant colonel and works full-time as a mobilization officer at the Joint Force headquarters, a spokesperson told WSYX.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
The council is set to approve an agreement between the Arlington Economic Development Corp. and satellite communications company E-Space Inc., which could result E-Space Inc. building its headquarters and manufacturing hub on the west side of Arlington Municipal Airport.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
Thirteen are in Boise, where Joe Albertson founded the company in 1939 and where the corporate headquarters stands at 250 Parkcenter Blvd.
Kroger, in a joint news release Monday with Albertsons, did not say which 10 Idaho Albertsons stores would be sold.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
The new tower is about a mile north of GM’s current headquarters.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
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headquarters
noun singular or plural
head·quar·ters
ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)t-ərz
(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r)t-ərz
1
: a place from which a commander exercises command
2
: the governing and directing center of an organization
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