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consolidation

[kuhn-sol-i-day-shuhn] / kənˌsɒl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /


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But there are obstacles to a rapid consolidation, as many CBS News employees work under union contracts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Shares of Disney fell 3.4% to $101.34 after The Wall Street Journal reported that the entertainment company plans to restructure its television operation via layoffs and a consolidation of divisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

They are also not alone in raising concerns that consolidation could actually widen health inequalities if people are forced to travel further for treatment.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Kraft and the other analysts at Deutsche Bank made their assessment as the film and TV industry grapples with consolidation, a production pullback in Hollywood and the possible impact of artificial intelligence on entertainment jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

It symbolized the victory of diffusion over consolidation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

But in the past half century of mergers and consolidations, it was briefly a casualty, shuttering in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Many fear the merger will result in massive job cuts in an industry that has been under siege from consolidations and layoffs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Over time, the large banks’ greater ability to invest in automation could serve as a catalyst for consolidations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025

This era gave rise to a rash of consolidations and a huge building boom by the likes of Walmart and Kroger.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024

Buying up the stock of the Missouri Pacific he built up, by means of consolidations, reorganizations, and the construction of branch lines, the “Gould System” of railways in the south-western states.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various




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