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mergers

noun

plural of merger

as in consolidations

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the merger of the two companies will create the largest Internet service provider in the country

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Recent Examples of mergers Goldman is also well positioned to capitalize on the market volatility fueled by higher interest rates, while an eventual end to the Iran war could unleash another wave of mergers and acquisitions and IPOs. — Alexa Lomonaco,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The board's vote comes on the heels of an announcement from Minnesota State Chancellor Scott Olson last month of a systemwide redesign that will likely include campus closures, mergers or consolidated administrative services. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 It’s been a dynamic year with a varied complexion of transactions, from mega-mergers to portfolio pruning through corporate divestitures. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The debt burden also includes more than $18 billion in obligations leftover from past mergers. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Discovering more of these extreme X-ray flashes could help astronomers determine how often magnetars are formed through these neutron star mergers, Passaleva said in the statement. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Some of the most cataclysmic events in the cosmos, such as mergers of supermassive black holes, should produce a very specific gravitational wave signature, according to general relativity. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Given the history of past media mergers, there’s good reason to be fearful. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

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Insurance broker Rash believes this rating overhaul is accelerating plan consolidations across Florida.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Address chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment by strengthening neighborhood schools, strategic consolidations with community input and adequate resources.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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