as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the consolidation of several intelligence agencies into one super agency
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Recent Examples of consolidation
In some cases, joint spousal consolidation loans prevented borrowers from pursuing student loan forgiveness programs.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Changes to local broadcast ownership rules by the Trump administration gave way to a record level of local broadcast consolidation, which has helped local networks reduce costs through synergies.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
As a result, the area is especially rich in monasteries that, Dalla Ragione knew, had old gardens and orchards that had escaped the farm consolidations over the past half-century thanks to their isolated locations—and their unwillingness to sell their land to agribusiness.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
There's a sense of powerlessness: Speaking with grocery workers across the country, there's a fear their industry is facing another wave of consolidation and cutbacks that threaten their work lives, their job security and even their place in the middle class.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Changes to local broadcast ownership rules by the Trump administration gave way to a record level of local broadcast consolidation, which has helped local networks reduce costs through synergies.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
As a result, the area is especially rich in monasteries that, Dalla Ragione knew, had old gardens and orchards that had escaped the farm consolidations over the past half-century thanks to their isolated locations—and their unwillingness to sell their land to agribusiness.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
There's a sense of powerlessness: Speaking with grocery workers across the country, there's a fear their industry is facing another wave of consolidation and cutbacks that threaten their work lives, their job security and even their place in the middle class.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Consolidation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consolidation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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