as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a consortium for the prevention of animal cruelty
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Recent Examples of consortium
Cai is the coordinator of the Synthetic Yeast Genome Project, a global consortium aimed at redesigning the genome for brewer’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The new 150-room hotel will be built in partnership with a consortium of Chilean investors with completion scheduled for the end of 2025.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Energy Northwest, a consortium of state public utilities, will have the option to add up to eight 80 MW modules, resulting in a total capacity up to 960 MWs, or enough to power the equivalent of more than 770,000 U.S. homes.
—Timothy Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Amazon also announced a new agreement with utility company Energy Northwest, a consortium of state public utilities, to fund the development, licensing and construction of four SMRs in Washington state.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
The new 150-room hotel will be built in partnership with a consortium of Chilean investors with completion scheduled for the end of 2025.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Energy Northwest, a consortium of state public utilities, will have the option to add up to eight 80 MW modules, resulting in a total capacity up to 960 MWs, or enough to power the equivalent of more than 770,000 U.S. homes.
—Timothy Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Amazon also announced a new agreement with utility company Energy Northwest, a consortium of state public utilities, to fund the development, licensing and construction of four SMRs in Washington state.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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For at least some candidates, the organization’s long-standing track record of mediocrity and clumsiness could become a significant repellent.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2024
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Before that, the 35-year-old New Windsor resident was the organization’s assistant director of programs and communications since October 2022.Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Of course, departments and research institutes are often led by faculty members who continue their scholarly work.Daniel Diermeier, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The race is at a very early stage, said Eric Schickler, co-director of the institute.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Schulze, executive director of the association, is Northern Cheyenne and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Later, the panelists had some fun with Thicke’s notorious association with Cyrus (via their 2013 MTV VMAs twerking performance).Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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As Bitcoin adoption grows, more and more institutions will hold larger amounts of Bitcoin, and there is a legitimate question of whether such institutions (or even wealthy individuals) should be holding their private keys.Korok Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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But this year, that's when the department began testing the form with a limited number of students and institutions.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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His youngest child, Ruby, lived long enough to find out how little her society cared about them.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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These services underpin our society and people's financial well-being.Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted by 330 to 275 to support the bill, after an hours-long debate in the chamber and a years-long campaign by high-profile figures that drew on emotional first-hand testimony.Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ohio's two-year legislative session ends Dec. 31 and any bills that haven't cleared both chambers die and must be reintroduced next session.Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
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Another fraternity brother shows me photos from two nights before, when snow flurries blanketed the area at night.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many attendees wore their sorority or fraternity colors — a celebration of a storied strand of Black culture in America.Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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But of more interest is their assignment from Trump to lead a new national energy council.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
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While some of the ideas proposed on Nov. 6 were met with unanimous support, council members were split on advancing a pilot program that would allow a fine dining restaurant to expand its outdoor dining in the Saratoga Village.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Consortium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consortium. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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