Synonyms for shire
ˈʃi reɪshire

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1. shirenoun

   a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

   Synonyms:
   shire horse

2. shire, shire horsenoun

   British breed of large heavy draft horse

   Synonyms:
   shire horse

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1. • Administrative District
   • Draft Horse

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1. List of paraphrases for "shire":

   county, comté, oxfordshire, sher

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1. Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov:

   We believe the proposed combination of Shire and Baxalta would be strategically and financially attractive for both of our companies, accelerating our respective growth ambitions and creating the leading global biotech company in rare diseases, it is our strong preference to immediately enter into a negotiated transaction to explore the full potential of the proposed combination and finalize the terms of an agreement.

2. Daniel Mahony:

   Historically, Shire has derived more growth from M&A than organically, but they've got to a point now where they seem to be running out of deal runway.

3. Louise Makin:

   In some ways we are very similar to Shire but we are operating in a different world and we are doing it 10 to 15 years later than them.

4. Mark Enyedy:

   We are extremely pleased that the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling that the patents are valid, which further confirms that Shire has strong patents protecting Vyvanse.

5. Terry Torrison:

   The Shire deal is likely to mean that there will be no fresh bid speculation coming through on Shire itself, although the ongoing consolidation within the industry means the sector will remain of interest to investors.