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combination

[kom-buh-ney-shuhn] / ˌkɒm bəˈneɪ ʃən /




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Raymond also personally negotiated the company’s 1999 acquisition of Mobil for about $80 billion, then the largest industrial combination in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Or you could plan to spend less in retirement or take more from savings, or some combination of the two.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The combination of storm events and widespread drought led to food shortages across the world.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The helmets survived in exceptional condition thanks to a combination of sediment and mineral deposits that formed around them underwater.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Fact: According to my research, people have twenty-one expressions, all a smashed-up combination of six: sadness, happiness, fear, anger, disgust, and surprise.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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