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centralization

[sen-truh-luh-zay-shuhn] / ˌsɛn trə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
consolidation
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Developers may prefer that centralization, he said, since in theory it creates more certainty about approvals and signals that the state wants their business.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Do so in this case, and centralization loses much of its luster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

While Rockefeller was the most spectacularly successful at monopoly building—what he gently termed “cooperation”—he was also part of a greater movement in American business toward rationalization and centralization.

From Barron's ● May 2, 2026

Previously known as Clear Channel Communications, the company has experienced the dark side of automation and programming centralization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

That is, political centralization arose for some other reason and then permitted construction of complex irrigation systems.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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