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  "id": 12156347,
  "title": "Sainsbury's held talks about merger with supermarket rival Morrisons",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sainsburys-held-talks-about-merger-with-supermarket-rival-morrisons",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/sainsburys-held-talks-about-merger-with-supermarket-rival-morrisons-13595383"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "J Sainsbury held merger talks with rival grocer Morrisons earlier this year - a deal that would have represented the most significant tie-up in the sector for more than five years.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}