conglomeration

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Recent Examples of conglomeration Few places are a better case study for how AI is impacting the once-reliable tech and financial services industry than Ireland, a country of 5.3 million people that has a high concentration of international conglomerations that dominate the tech, banking, and insurance industries. Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 In the 1980s, the Motown label finally succumbed to the conglomeration trend in the music industry. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026 Geneva’s current police station is located just off the Fox River at 20 Police Plaza, and is a conglomeration of three buildings built in 1915, 1953 and 1987, according to the city. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists. Benjamin Nathans september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conglomeration
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Noun
  • Data aggregation tools help eliminate information silos by integrating reporting across multiple providers and systems.
    Paul Westall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • For environmentally conscious residents, competitive retail supply is often the most accessible pathway to purchasing electricity that goes beyond the minimum renewable content requirements set by municipal aggregation programs.
    Michael Rombach, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • The brain disorder is caused by the accumulation of excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles, leading to a range of cognitive and physical problems, particularly issues with gait, coordination, and bladder control.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
  • For most, the cause of bad breath is gum disease or an accumulation of bad bacteria in the mouth.
    Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump has a job approval rating of just 38%, according to an aggregate of polls by The New York Times.
    Margie Cullen, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • What followed were decades of growth that looked fine in the aggregate and felt hollow in practice—punctuated by brief spurts of genuine buoyancy that raised expectations before collapsing them.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • These tours are always big logistical challenges, especially if a club is flying a group of at least 100 people, including players and staff, both football and non-football.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In another, a member of Hamas sets some fruit on the floor between the group.
    Dana Karni, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Consumer Reports investigation found even wider price discrepancies than CBS LA's investigation, with the median difference between the lowest and highest price groupings landing at about 50%.
    Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Fuel accounts for roughly 15% to 30% of the total cost of food, according to the Independent Grocers Alliance, a grouping of 7,500 global supermarkets.
    Mae Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Yarrow Don’t let the delicate appearance of the tiny flower clusters that characterize yarrow fool you—this is one hardy perennial.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • Supercells, which are rotating thunderstorms, could form first, then merge into larger clusters or storm complexes, the National Weather Service said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The nine-time Grammy winner is surrounded by a collection of lion figurines, guitars, traditional hand drums and a piano.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • Mizrahi’s exclusive clothing and accessories collection for Target paved the way for the retailer’s successful collaborations with other major designers ranging from Lilly Pulitzer to Missoni.
    Anne D'Innocenzio, Fortune, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Pat the squash dry and add it to the bowl with the pepper-corn mixture.
    Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2026
  • Removing Stains From Your Refrigerator For stains and buildup that don’t wipe away easily, combine a mixture of equal parts vinegar and baking soda to create a paste.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

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“Conglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conglomeration. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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