The Age of Exploration: Chapter 7, Exercise 2 — Possible Solution
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QUALIFICATION
The source says the VOC was "one of the first joint-stock companies" and is
"sometimes considered" the world's first multinational corporation. Both are
hedged, and I did not research rival claims or how "multinational" is defined.

REWRITE
"The VOC, founded in 1602, was one of the first joint-stock companies and is
sometimes considered the first multinational corporation."