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also consortiums
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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 consortia
Thousands of recipients of the funds, including many businesses or big consortiums, are not identified.
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ABC News, 6 May 2026
Several other institutions are coming together with Biohub, including the Allen Institute, Arc Institute, Broad Institute, and Wellcome Sanger Institute—as well as consortia including the Human Cell Atlas and the Human Protein Atlas to coordinate a larger-scale effort.
—Priscilla Chan, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Most modern sports teams are purchased by consortiums, and every league has its own rules about how exactly those groups can come together.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
State-level surveillance consortiums.
—Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
There are consortia that protect regional products like Parmigiano Reggiano, organizations that preserve the country’s artistic and architectural treasures, and even official designations for the country’s most beautiful villages.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 21 Jan. 2026
Under the Commission’s current plan, only one interceptor project would receive EU funding in the future, leaving the two consortia with limited options.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Under that traditional system, films are co-financed by sprawling consortiums of studios, broadcasters and publishers, a process critics say stifles creative autonomy and limits profit participation for filmmakers.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
China, meanwhile, has mounted several robotic moon missions and a Mars mission in recent years, and both China and NASA are aiming to land astronauts on the moon again before 2030, via different international consortiums.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 6 May 2026
Several other institutions are coming together with Biohub, including the Allen Institute, Arc Institute, Broad Institute, and Wellcome Sanger Institute—as well as consortia including the Human Cell Atlas and the Human Protein Atlas to coordinate a larger-scale effort.
—Priscilla Chan, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Most modern sports teams are purchased by consortiums, and every league has its own rules about how exactly those groups can come together.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
State-level surveillance consortiums.
—Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
There are consortia that protect regional products like Parmigiano Reggiano, organizations that preserve the country’s artistic and architectural treasures, and even official designations for the country’s most beautiful villages.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 21 Jan. 2026
Under the Commission’s current plan, only one interceptor project would receive EU funding in the future, leaving the two consortia with limited options.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Under that traditional system, films are co-financed by sprawling consortiums of studios, broadcasters and publishers, a process critics say stifles creative autonomy and limits profit participation for filmmakers.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
China, meanwhile, has mounted several robotic moon missions and a Mars mission in recent years, and both China and NASA are aiming to land astronauts on the moon again before 2030, via different international consortiums.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consortia
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The United States is hosting the World Cup for the first time in more than 30 years, and organizations and businesses in Metro Detroit are making sure sports fans have a place to watch the competition.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Communities and organizations embracing learning ecosystems gain a powerful advantage.—
Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The leadership of our scientific and university institutions must speak out more forcefully to the nation in defense of science.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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In Geneva, Switzerland’s second-largest city and a hub of United Nations institutions and humanitarian groups, early results showed about two-thirds of voters in the region opposed the measure.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Brennan explained that explorations of society’s associations with mental health, both broadly in the aftermath of World War II and specifically Gein’s own struggles with schizophrenia, were key when penning the script.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The letter was signed by representatives of four employee groups, including associations representing office, public works, supervisory, professional, managerial and confidential employees.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In addition to the departures at NIAID, 14 of the 27 institutes and centers within NIH are missing permanent directors.—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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But a growing number of college presidents are beginning to develop faculty institutes that train professors on how to create climates of openness that can absorb students’ discomfort and disagreement, as well as direct students to tackle real-world problems together.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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One of the societies most affected was the Minoan civilization, based on Crete.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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As societies formed, rules were developed to govern not only direct human behavior, but also over how people use their property in ways that affect others.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
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Trump lambasted Democrats in Congress for voting against the measure, which passed on party-line votes in both chambers.—
Nandita Bose,
Reuters,
4 July 2025
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Prosecutors have asked a judge to uphold a murder charge against the former Letcher County sheriff accused of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins inside his chambers in September 2024.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
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“Consortia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consortia. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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