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
Apart from ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy, two other consortiums hold exploration licenses in the Cypriot EEZ.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, consortiums in crypto between large corporate players aren’t novel.
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Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
In 2023, Iger joined a consortium of investors—including billionaires Mukesh Ambani, Henry Kravis, Xavier Niel and Jorge Paulo Lemann—to acquire a 3% stake in Thrive Capital and the former Disney CEO serves as an adviser to the firm.
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Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
This strategy follows the blueprint of Gruppo Florence, cofounded in 2020 by a consortium of investors led by Vam Investments with Fondo Italiano d’Investimento and Italmobiliare.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, consortiums in crypto between large corporate players aren’t novel.
—
Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
In 2023, Iger joined a consortium of investors—including billionaires Mukesh Ambani, Henry Kravis, Xavier Niel and Jorge Paulo Lemann—to acquire a 3% stake in Thrive Capital and the former Disney CEO serves as an adviser to the firm.
—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
This strategy follows the blueprint of Gruppo Florence, cofounded in 2020 by a consortium of investors led by Vam Investments with Fondo Italiano d’Investimento and Italmobiliare.
—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consortium
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The organization warned that as search-and-rescue teams begin to scale back operations, humanitarian needs—particularly food, medical care and protection services—could intensify rather than diminish.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s largest professional MMA organization.
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The institute found that if current enrollment and completion rates continue, most California 9th graders will not earn a bachelor’s degree.
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More than 20 sites across Kyiv were hit, including residential apartment blocks, a hotel, a research institute and an ambulance station.
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The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
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However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
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Casa Bonita has been a Denver institution for more than 50 years.
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The surge also did considerable damage to the buildings within the surge zone, 85% of which were residential buildings, according to New York University's Furman Center, an empirical research institution.
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Steinbeck creates a microcosm of American society, where disability, gender, race and class are all represented and shaped by an economic hierarchy.
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The comments sorted themselves into camps, each revealing something interesting about how our society has come to think about motherhood, sacrifice and raising children.
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Strapping into a hyperbaric oxygen chamber is a unique experience for the average person.
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The five-day special session was dominated by a heated debate over property taxes, an extension of a yearslong dispute roiling Democrats and the Republicans who control both chambers.
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The warning is the second issued by UCSB police since May, when an 18-year-old freshman reported she was raped and strangled after meeting a man at a Sigma Pi fraternity party before returning to her dorm at Tropicana Gardens in Isla Vista.
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While fraternities and sororities often have their own chapter gatherings and organizational conferences, the picnic creates a space where members from different organizations can come together in a more informal setting.
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Prosecutors accused the group of transporting unaccompanied children between the ages of 5 and 13 from Juárez, Mexico, into the United States.
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Large friendship groups can be a really cool experience, but can also pose challenges in terms of the depths of intimacy that can be cultivated with each person.
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“Consortium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consortium. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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