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. Mark Enyedy:

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

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. Shire Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov:

   We are incredibly cash-generative and this will add to that, so this does not prevent us from considering further deals, shire is always considering the next deal.

5. Credit Suisse analysts:

   With Shire being an Irish tax domiciled company, we are not clear to what extent these rules may be important. But we do not see the possible loss of this level of tax as likely to derail management's strong desire to complete the transaction.