commercial agency
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commercial agency
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Stewart took over as chairman in December after 18 years at Old Trafford, rising to become United's chief executive, having spent five years previously with Uefa's Champions League commercial agency.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
Jordan McGrath was largely a commercial agency, however; at its peak, in the 1990s, it booked $500 million a year.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2010
As a last resort, other parks, including Mammoth Cave, sell reserved tickets through a commercial agency, Mistix.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soviet commercial agency in the U. S. Assistant Secretary Lowman in Washington began an investigation of the Soviet labor situation in connection not only with manganese but also lumber and anthracite coal.
From Time Magazine Archive
He rose to his feet and opened the large green-and-red covered book furnished by the commercial agency to which they subscribed.
From Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter by Glass, Montague
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