Just 15 years ago there were six major labels, but their ranks have consolidated through successive mergers.
Nearly one year into his reign as the kingdom's strongman, Mohammed bin Salman has consolidated his authority through a change agenda that has been so rapid it has muted those who might otherwise have warned against it.
In China, Xi has consolidated enormous personal power through a blistering crackdown on both corrupt officials and civil society activists.
Belmokhtar, who is also known as "Mr. Marlboro" for his robust cigarette-smuggling operation, has consolidated his power partly through being the benefactor to the poor desert people of southern Algeria and northern Mali, according to multiple sources, including Al Jazeera.
The banking sector has consolidated considerably since the late 1990s, through mergers, takeovers, and bankruptcies.
The E-Stamp CoRedwoodon in Redwood City, Calif., which sells postage through the Internet, has consolidated its account at a single agency by naming FCB New York, part of the FCB Worldwide unit of True North Communications, to handle assignments with spending estimated at $20 million to $30 million.
The industry has consolidated enthusiastically: since 2004 competition watchdogs have waved through six big deals.
At home, through a series of constitutional changes and national ballots, he has consolidated near-dictatorial power and now seeks authority to rule by decree.
Despite this, Indonesia has consolidated its democracy.
Russia has consolidated its stranglehold over Crimea.
