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(informal) The five largest technology companies in the world: Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (owner of Google), Facebook and Microsoft.

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Frightful Five

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Frightful Five

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informal

(informal) The five largest technology companies in the world: Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (owner of Google), Facebook and Microsoft.

Japanese Meaning

世界最大のテクノロジー企業5社（Amazon、Apple、Alphabet（Googleの親会社）、Facebook、Microsoft）を指す俗語

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Journalists often debated whether the Frightful Five had too much influence over public policy.

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ジャーナリストたちは、世界の五大テクノロジー企業であるアマゾン、アップル、アルファベット（Googleの親会社）、フェイスブック、マイクロソフトが公共政策にあまりにも大きな影響力を持っているかどうかをしばしば議論した。

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(informal) The five largest technology companies in the world: Amazon, Apple, Alphabet (owner of Google), Facebook and Microsoft.

The companies I call the Frightful Five — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Alphabet, Google’s parent company — have experienced astounding growth over the last few years, making them the world’s five most valuable public companies.

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