consummating

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Neither side, fresh off rekindling their flame and consummating a marriage forged in the fires of mutual arrogance, could have foreseen the turbulence to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

The agency asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late on Thursday to require the companies to delay consummating the transaction while the court considered the FTC's broader appeal.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

The attorneys had argued Twitter was heavily reliant on Slack in consummating the deal, with multiple channels that hosted discussions about the merger.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

Anthem and Cigna, two of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, could take a step toward consummating their merger on Thursday.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2015

After this, there was really no difficulty about their going into the shoe-shop, and none about consummating the purchase,—to the utter astonishment of the dealer.

From Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories by Hale, Edward E.