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Six example sentences with conglomerate, each labelled with its topic.
The telescope's funding came from a conglomerate better known for tractors, shampoo and life insurance than for astronomy.
Science
The tower's owner is a conglomerate whose divisions run from cement to television, and the lobby directory lists all nine.
Architecture
The airline belongs to a conglomerate that also runs hotels and a rental fleet, so one loyalty card covers the whole trip.
Travel
Analysts struggle to value a conglomerate, since a steel mill, a bakery chain, and an insurer deserve three different multiples.
Finance
Economists once argued that a conglomerate spread risk across industries, until the 1980s showed how badly the parts were run.
Economics
The record label is one small division of a conglomerate that also sells appliances, elevators, and car insurance.
Music
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