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
GroupM, one of the biggest consortia of media-buying agencies, has long commanded great leverage on Madison Avenue, and over the years, its executives played a big role in setting critical policies for the trade of billions of dollars from blue-chip marketers.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 May 2025
Now the men’s team have the chance to get their hands on the first piece of silverware under the consortium, too.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The Telegraph wrote that RedBird Capital, which provided part of RedBird IMI’s funding for the original deal, was expected to be joined in the new ownership consortium by British media investors.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
There has long been a tendency to see the acquisitions of PSG, Manchester City and Newcastle United — respectively by QSI, Sheikh Mansour and a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund — through the same lens.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 May 2025
Now the men’s team have the chance to get their hands on the first piece of silverware under the consortium, too.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 28 May 2025
The Telegraph wrote that RedBird Capital, which provided part of RedBird IMI’s funding for the original deal, was expected to be joined in the new ownership consortium by British media investors.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
There has long been a tendency to see the acquisitions of PSG, Manchester City and Newcastle United — respectively by QSI, Sheikh Mansour and a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund — through the same lens.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consortium
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In honor of the organization’s 40th anniversary, President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis spoke about GLAAD’s achievements, impact and future.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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The Gaza Humanitarian Fund, the American organization, has given out, so far, like nearly 8 million meals to the people of Gaza through these aid distribution.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
4 June 2025
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Aurélien Colson, from the same institute, told Newsweek that Putin's response will be primarily military, but his options are limited to missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Bengio also serves as scientific director at Mila (Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms), an AI research institute.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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So, in February 1900, when MTV’s football players moved to start playing competitive games and indicated their desire to join the local football association, their fellow members were aghast.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Elevated mortgage rates, skyrocketing prices and rising housing costs—including homeowners association fees and home insurance premiums—have pushed many prospective buyers to the sidelines, dampening demand.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Drug discovery was once led by private companies, but now half of new patents stem from academia, with US institutions accounting for 87% of those, Kevin Gardner and Michael Kinch wrote in STAT News.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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The question is whether institutions will take it—before the public demands it from them.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The film is set in the elite but real New York society of people searching for mates who truly have it all: the looks, the personality, the good taste, the height (that’s a major one), the better-than-mid-range six-figure income.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The imperial family holds less sway over Japanese society than the average salaryman, who at least can vote in elections.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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The Lee’s Summit City Council is meeting on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the city council chambers in City Hall, located at 220 SE Green Street in Lee’s Summit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Republicans want to pass the legislation by July 4, which would give them only four working weeks to approve it in the Senate, negotiate across chambers on any differences, squeeze it again through the House, and get it to Trump's desk.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The project is described as a fish-out-of-water comedy that follows two hard-partying fraternity brothers who pose as middle school camp counselors to work off community service and salvage their senior year.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Several members of the fraternity jumped in to save the six students, according to Sigma Pi’s Cal State Fullerton chapter.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Although an advisory council at the Florida Senate level led by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles met in Tallahassee in 2007 to study the effects of aging on driving ability, an age limit was never enacted.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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They MPs point out that the firm’s chairman, John Thornton, has served on the advisory council of CIC, China’s sovereign wealth fund, and had high-level meetings with Chinese Communist Party members in recent years.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Consortium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consortium. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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